(1) The Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, constitute a Council to be called the Goa Medical Council.
(2) The Council shall be a body corporate, having perpetual succession and a common seal, with power to acquire, hold and dispose of property and to contract, and may by the name aforesaid sue and be sued.
(3) The Council shall consist of the following members, namely:—
(a) The Director of Health Services, ex-officio;
(b) The Dean or Director, Goa Medical College, ex-officio;
(c) three members to be nominated by the Government, out of whom not more than one may be a person who is not a practitioner;
(d) one member from University established by law in the State of Goa which has a medical faculty, elected by members of the medical faculty of the University from amongst members thereof who are practitioners;
(e) five members to be elected by registered practitioners from amongst themselves.
(4) The President and Vice-President shall be elected by the members from amongst themselves.
(5) The election of the members and of the President and Vice-President shall be held at such time, and at such place and in such manner, as may be prescribed.
(6) If at any election, the electors fail to elect the requisite number of members or the President or the Vice-President, the Government shall nominate such registered practitioner or practitioners as it deems fit, to fill up vacancy or vacancies; and the practitioners so nominated shall be deemed to have been duly elected under this section.
(7) Where any dispute arises regarding any election of a member or the President or Vice- President, it shall be referred to the Government and the decision of the Government shall be final.
(8) Until elections are held to elect the members or President or Vice-President, the Government shall nominate such registered practitioner or practitioners as it deems fit to fill up the vacancy or vacancies; and the practitioners so nominated shall be deemed to have been duly elected under this section.