(1) The Central Government shall appoint--
(i) the Chairperson and Members referred to in clauses (a), (j), (k) and (l) of section 4;
(ii) the Secretary referred in sub-section (2) of section 8; and
(iii) the President and Members of Autonomous Boards referred in sub-sections (3), (4) and (5) of section 12,
on the recommendations of a Search-cum-Selection Committee consisting of--
(a) the Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare--Chairperson;
(b) four nursing and midwifery experts possessing outstanding qualifications and experience of not less than twenty-five years in the field of nursing and midwifery education, public health nursing education and nursing health research, to be nominated by the Central Government in such manner as may be prescribed--Members;
(c) one person, possessing outstanding qualifications and experience of not less than twenty-five years in the field of management or law or economics or science and technology, to be nominated by the Central Government in such manner as may be prescribed--Member; and
(d) an Additional Secretary or a Joint Secretary to the Government of India in-charge of nursing in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, to be the Convenor--Member.
(2) The Central Government shall, within one month from the date of occurrence of any vacancy, including by reason of death, resignation or removal of the Chairperson or Secretary or a Member, or within three months before the end of tenure of the Chairperson or Secretary or Member, make a reference to the Search-cum-Selection Committee for filling up of the vacancy.
(3) The Search-cum-Selection Committee shall recommend a panel of at least three names for each vacancy.
(4) The Search-cum-Selection Committee shall, before recommending any person for appointment of the Chairperson or Secretary or Member, satisfy itself that such person does not have any financial or other interest which is likely to affect prejudicially his functions as such Chairperson or Secretary or Member.
(5) No appointment of the Chairperson or Secretary or Member of the National Commission or, as the case may be, the President or Member of the Autonomous Boards, shall be invalid merely by reason of any vacancy or absence of a Member in the Search-cum-Selection Committee.
(6) Subject to the provisions of sub-sections (2) to (5), the Search-cum-Selection Committee may regulate its own procedure.