The Indian Medical Degrees (Bihar Amendment) Act, 1949

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    "title": "The Indian Medical Degrees (Bihar Amendment) Act, 1949",
    "short_title": "The Indian Medical Degrees (Bihar Amendment) Act, 1949",
    "act_number": "Bihar Act 20 of 1949",
    "act_year": 1949,
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            "title": "2. Amendment of the long title and the preamble of Act 7 of 1916.",
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            "title": "3. Amendment of Section 2 of Act 7 of 1916.",
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            "content": "(1) 'Biochemic system of medicine' means the system of medicine founded by Dr. Schussler;\n(2) 'Homeopathic system of medicine' means the system of medicine founded by Dr. Hahnemann;\n(3) 'Indian system of medicine' means the Ayurvedic or the Unani Tibbi system of medicine whether supplemented or not by such modern Advances as the [State] Government may from time to time, have determined; and\n(4) 'Western medical science' means the western method of Allopathic medicine, Obstetric and Surgery, but does not include the Indian, Homeopathic or Biochemic system of medicine.\"",
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            "title": "4. Amendment of Sections 3, 4 and 6 of Act 7 of 1916.",
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            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Amendment of the Schedule to Act 7 of 1916.",
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            "content": "\"5. A Board of the Indian, Homeopathic or Biochemic system of medicine constituted by an Act of the [State] Legislature or recognised by the [State] Government.",
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            "title": "6. The Bihar Sanskrit Association\".",
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        "Act Year": "1949",
        "Short Title": "The Indian Medical Degrees (Bihar Amendment) Act, 1949",
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