2. In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,-(a) “approved hospital” or “approved institution” means a hospital or an institution approved by the Council for the purpose of sub section (1) of section 20;(b) “Council” means the Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council constituted under this Act;(c) “dental institution” means any institution which trains for, or grants, or both trains for and grants, degrees, diplomas or licenses in dentistry;(d) “medical institution” means any institution, which trains for, or grants, or both trains for and grants, degrees, diplomas or licences in medicine;(e) “medicine” means modern scientific medicine and includes surgery and obstetrics, but does not include veterinary medicine and surgery;(f) “member” means a member of the Council;(g) “private medical institution” means a medical institution not recognised by the Government;(h) “recognised additional medical qualification” means any medical qualification included in the Third Schedule;(i) “recognised dental qualification” means any dental qualifications, included in the Fifth Schedule;(j) “recognised medical qualification” means any medical qualifications included in the Schedules, or recognised under sections 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 or 14;(k) “Register” means the Registers of medical practitioners maintained under section 20 or the Register of dentists maintained under section 22;(l) “registered dentist” means a person registered as such under this Act;(m) “registered medical practitioner” means a person registered or provisionally registered as such under this Act;(n) “registrable medical licence or diploma” means any medical licences or diplomas included in the Fourth Schedule; and(o) “regulation” means a regulation made under section 33.