[3. Constitution of the Council and the term of members.-- (1) A Council called the Telangana Nurses, Midwives, Auxiliary Nursing-midwives and Health Visitors Council shall be constituted for the State of Telangana consisting of:-
(i) The following seven Ex-Officio members, namely:-
(a) the Director of Medical Education, Telangana, Hyderabad;
(b) the Director of Health and Family Welfare, Telangana or his representative;
(c) the Deputy Director of Nursing of Director of Medical Education, Telangana, Hyderabad;
(d) the Nursing Superintendent, Osmania General Hospital, Hyderabad;
(e) the Nursing Superintendent, Government General Hospital, Warangal;
(f) the Superintendent, Government Maternity Hospital, Hyderabad;
(g) the Assistant Director of Public Health (Maternity and Child Welfare);
(ii) the following nine elected members, namely,-
(a) two registered medical practitioners, one of whom shall be a woman, elected in the prescribed manner by the Telangana Medical Council established under the law relating to the registration of practitioners of modern scientific system of medicine for the time being in force in the State;
(b) five registered nurses elected in the prescribed manner by the registered nurses, midwives, auxiliary nurse-midwives and health visitors;
(c) one member elected in the prescribed manner by the Trained Nurses Association of India;
(d) one member elected by the Examining Board, Nurses Auxiliary of the Christian Medical Association of India (South India Branch);
(iii) the following five nominated members, namely:-
(a) one registered nurse nominated by State Government;
(b) one registered midwife or auxiliary nurse-midwives nominated by State Government;
(c) one registered health visitor nominated by State Government;
(d) two non-officials nominated by the State Government from among persons who are not of the classes referred to above, one of whom shall be a woman.
(2) The Director of Medical Education, Telangana, shall be the President of Council.
(3) The members of the Council other than ex-officio members specified in clause (i) of sub-section (1) shall hold office for a term of three years:
Provided that an outgoing member shall be eligible for re-election or re-nomination.
(4) Any vacancy in the office of an elected or nominated member of the Council shall be filled in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (1):
Provided that any member elected or nominated to a casual vacancy shall hold office for the residue of the term of his predecessor in whose place he is elected or nominated.]