1. Short title, extent and commencement.—(1) This Act may be called the Homoeopathy Central
Council Act, 1973.
(2) It extends to the whole of India.
(3) It shall come into force in a State on such date1
as the Central Government may, by notification in
the Official Gazette, appoint in this behalf for such State and different dates may be appointed for
different States and for different provisions of this Act.
2. Definitions.—(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) “Board” means a Board, Council, Examining Body or Faculty of Homoeopathy (by whatever
name called) constituted by the State Government under any law for the time being in force
regulating the award of medical qualifications in, and registration of practitioners of, Homoeopathy;
(b) “Central Council” means the Central Council of Homoeopathy constituted under section 3;
(c) “Central Register of Homoeopathy” means the register maintained by the Central Council
under this Act;
(d) “Homoeopathy” means the Homoeopathic system of medicine and includes the use of
Biochemic remedies;
(e) “medical institution” means any institution within or without India which grants degrees,
diplomas or licences in Homoeopathy;
(f) “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations;
(g) “recognised medical qualification” means any of the medical qualifications, in Homoeopathy,
included in the Second or the Third Schedule;
(h) “regulation” means a regulation made under section 33;
(i) “State Register of Homoeopathy” means a register or registers maintained under any law for
the time being in force in any State regulating the registration of practitioners of Homoeopathy;
1. 1st August, 1974, vide notification No. S.O. 460(E), dated 30th July, 1974, in respect of Chapter I, s. 12 and Chapter V, see
Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii).
1st August, 1974, provisions of ss. 3 to 11 (both inclusive) and ss. 13 to 15 (both inclusive) shall come into force in all the
States (except the States of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Nagaland, Punjab and Tripura) and in the
Union territories of Chandigarh and Delhi. vide notification No. S.O. 460(E), dated 30th July, 1974, see Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii).
* Subject to verification and confirmation by the administrative ministry.
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(j) “University” means any University in India established by law and having a Faculty of
Homoeopathy and includes a University in India established by law in which instruction, teaching,
training or research in Homoeopathy is provided.