Unless the subject or the context otherwise requires, in this Rules:
(a) “Act” means the Nepal Health Professional Council Act, 2053 (1996).
(b) “Thematic committee” means a thematic committee formed pursuant to Rule 12.
(c) “Professional conduct” means the professional conduct fixed pursuant to Rule 13.
(d) “Inquiry committee” means the inquiry committee formed pursuant to Rule 14.
(e) “Health institution” means a hospital or nursing home or primary health center or health post or sub-health post operated at the national or international level by the governmental or non-governmental or private sector or a health institution operated by any other name.
(f) “Election” means an election to be held to the members referred to in Clause (f) of Sub-section (1) of Section 4 of the Act.
(g) “Voter” means a voter as referred to in Rule 30.
(h) “Candidate” means a person who has possessed the qualification as referred to in Rule 31 and become a candidate in the election.
(i) “Election committee” means the election committee formed pursuant to Rule 33.