(1) Before the expiry of three years of constitution of first nominated State Council, the State Government shall, by notification in the official Gazette, reconstitute tor the purposes of this Act a State Council with the following members :
1[(a) Such number of members not exceeding six who possess recognized medical qualification and ore enrolled on state Reqister. to be elected from amongst themselves by person enrolled on State Register.
(b) Two persons possessing recognized medical qualification and enrolled on Register shall be nominated by the State Government.
( c) The Director of Health Services of the State Government shall be the ex officio Member.
( d) The Director of Medical Education, Training and Research of the State Government shall be the ex-officio Member.
(e) The Director of Family Welfare of the State Government shall be the ex-officio Member.
(2). The President of the reconstituted State Council shall be one amongst the eleven members whether elected or nominated or ex officio under sub-section (4) of this section shall be elected by the members present and voting at the time of election of the President from amongst themselves.]
1[Substituted by 2017 Amendment Act (Act no 5 of 2017) s.2.wef
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(3) Members of the reconstituted State Council shall elect the Vice-President amongst themselves in such manners as prescribed.
(4) The term of the President, Vice-President and members of the State Council either by election or nomination shall be five years from the date of Gazette notification or until successors shall have been duly elected or nominated whichever is longer.
(5) No person shall at the same time serve as a member in more than one capacity.
(6) The outgoing member shall be eligible for re-election or for re nomination, but a person who holds, or who has held, office as President or Vice-President of Slate Council, shall be eligible for re-nomination/re-election as the case may be, to, that office, but only once.
Constitution of regular State Council.
(7) Unless otherwise prescribed 50% of the total number of the members of State Council shall form a quorum, and all the Acts of the State Council shall be decided by a majority of the members present and voting.
(8) A casual vacancy, previous to the expiry of the term, in the St Council due to the death, resignation of any member shall be fill up by way of election or nomination by the State Government remaining term accordingly as specified under this Act.
(9) The State Council shall meet at least once in three months of every year at its office at such time as may be appointed by the Council.
(10) The office of the State Council shall be situated at Capital Complex.