1. This Ordinance may be called the Bangladesh Homoeopathic Practitioners Ordinance, 1983.

2. In this Ordinance, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,-(a) “Board” means the Bangladesh Homoeopathic Board established under section 3;(b) “Chairman” means the Chairman of the Board;(c) “Homoeopath” means a practitioner of Homoeopathic system of medicine and includes a practitioner of Biochemic system of medicine founded by Dr. Schuessler;(d) “Homoeopathy” means the system of medicine founded by Dr. Samuel Hahnemann; (e) “List” means the list of Homoeopaths maintained under section 27;(f) “member” means a member of the Board;(g) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules or regulations made under this Ordinance;(h) “recognised” means recognised by the Government for the purpose of this Ordinance;(i) “register” means a register of practitioners of Homoeopathic or Bio-chemic system of medicine maintained under this Ordinance;(j) “registered practitioner” means a practitioner of Homoeopathic or Biochemic system of medicine whose name is for the time being entered in a register; (k) “Registrar” means the Registrar of the Board;(l) “regulations” means regulations made under this Ordinance;(m) “rules” means rules made under this Ordinance;(n) “teacher” means a person appointed, with the approval of the Board, to teach in a recognised Homoeopathic institution.

3. (1) As soon as may be after the commencement of this Ordinance, the Government shall, by notification in the official Gazette, establish a Board to be called the Bangladesh Board of Homoeopathic system of Medicine for carrying out the purposes of this Ordinance. (2) The Board shall be a body corporate, having perpetual succession and a common seal, with power to acquire, hold and dispose of property, both movable and immovable, and shall by the said name sue and be sued.