The Pharmacy Act, 1948 · I — INTRODUCTORY

Section 2. Interpretation

In force · As amended up to 2026-08

2. Interpretation .—In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,— (a) "agreement" means an agreement entered into under section 20; (b) "approved" means approved by the Central Council under section 12 or section 14; 6 [(c) "Central Council" means the Pharmacy Council of India constituted under section 3; (d) "Central Register" means the register of pharmacists maintained by the Central Council under section 15A; (da) "Executive Committee" means the Executive Committee of the Central Council or of the State Council, as the context may require; (e) "Indian University" means a University within the meaning of section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (3 of 1956), and includes such other institutions, being institutions established by or under a Central Act, as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify in this behalf;] 7[(f) "medical practitioner" means a person— (i) holding a qualification granted by an authority specified or notified under section 3 of the Indian Medical Degrees Act, 1916 (7 of 1916), or specified in the Schedules to the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 (102 of 1956); or

Source: India Code