(1) With effect from the appointed day-
(a) The Medical Council constituted under Sub-section (2A) of section 2A of the Bombay Medical Act, 1912 (Bom. VI of 1912), in its application to the Bombay area of the State; and
(b) The Vidarbha Medical Council constituted under section 5 of the Central Provinces and Berar Medical Registration Act, 1916 (C. P. and Berar I of 1916), read with the Madhya Pradesh Statutory Bodies (Regional Constitution) Act, 1956 (M. P. XVIII of 1956), shall be dissolved and all the members of the aforesaid Councils shall vacate office.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 3, the State Government shall on the appointed day, by a notification in the Official Gazette, constitute a Council, in the manner specified in sub-section (3) of section 3:
Provided that, the members to be elected under clauses (b), (c) and (d) of that sub-section shall also be nominated by the State Government from among the persons qualified to be elected under the relevant clause of that Sub-section.
(3) The President and the Vice-president of the Council constituted under sub-section (2) shall, notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (4) of section 3, be nominated by the State Government.
(4) The Council constituted under this section shall be deemed to be a Council constituted under section 3 and the President, Vice-president and the members of the Council shall, notwithstanding anything contained in section 4, hold office for a period of three years from the date of publication of the notification under sub-section (2) or till a Council is duly constituted in accordance with the provisions of section 3, whichever is earlier :
Provided that, the period of three years may be extended by the State Government by a further period not exceeding one year at a time, and two years in the aggregate.
(5) If a vacancy previous to the expiry of the term occurs in the office of the President, the Vice-president or a member of the Council constituted under sub-section (2) by reason of death, resignation, removal, disqualification or disability of such President, Vice-president or member or due to any other reason, the vacancy shall be filled by the State Government by nomination of any other person qualified fill the vacancy under the relevant clause of sub-section (3) of section 3, and the person so nominated shall hold office for the unexpired portion of the term of the member in whose place he is nominated.