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Section 2
The Telangana Vaccination Act, 1951.Telangana

Section 2. Definitions

In this Act unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context—

(a) “child” means a boy or girl who has not attained the age of 18 years;

(b) “guardian” means any person who is responsible for or has accepted or assumed the care of or custody of any child;

(c) “Government dispensary” means any allopathic dispensary which is under the direct or general control of the Medical and Public Health Department of Government;

(d) “local authority” means—

(i) in any area comprised within the jurisdiction of a Corporation established under 1[the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act, 1955], such Corporation;

(ii) in any area comprised within the jurisdiction of a Municipal Committee or Town Committee, such Committee;

(iii) in respect of any other area, the District Board within whose jurisdiction such area is included or such local body as the Government may by notification in the 2[Official Gazette] specify;

(e) “Medical practitioner” means any person registered under section 12 of 3[the Andhra Pradesh (Telangana Area) Medical Registration Act, 1348 F.];

(f) “person” means a male or female who has attained the age of 18 years;

(g) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act;

(h) “unprotected child” means a child who has not—

(i) had small-pox naturally; or

(ii) been successfully vaccinated within the last five years; or

(iii) been certified under this Act to be insusceptible to vaccination;

(i) “unprotected person” means a person who has not—

(i) had small-pox naturally; or

(ii) been successfully vaccinated within the last 5 years; or

(iii) been certified under this Act to be insusceptible to vaccination;

(j) “vaccination station” means a place declared as such from time to time in the prescribed manner as a place at which vaccination shall be carried out;

(k) “vaccinator” means—

(i) any medical practitioner, or

(ii) any person possessing the qualifications notified by the 4[XXX] Medical and Public Health Department for vaccinator, or

(iii) any Health Inspector, or

(iv) any Health Visitor, or

(v) any Health Sub-Inspector qualified in vaccination.

1Superscript markers show text inserted or substituted by a later amendment. The Act carries the markers without the footnotes they refer to, so they are shown without a target.