Indian Medicine Central Council Act, 1970
3. Constitution of Central Council
(1) The Central Government shall, by
notification in the Official Gazette constitute for the purposes of this Act a
Central Council consisting of the following members, namely:-
(a) such number of
members not exceeding five as may be determined by the Central Government in
accordance with the provisions of the First Schedule for each of the Ayurveda , Siddha and Unani systems of medicine from each State in which a State
Register of Indian Medicine is maintained, to be elected from amongst
themselves by persons enrolled on that Register as practitioners of Ayurveda , Siddha or Unani , as the case may be;
(b) one
member for each of the Ayurveda , Siddha
and Unani systems of medicine from each University to
be elected from amongst themselves by the members of the Faculty or Department
(by whatever name called) of the respective system of medicine of that
University;
(c) such
number of members, not exceeding thirty per cent. of the total number of
members elected under clauses (a) and (b), as may be nominated by the Central
Government, from amongst persons having special knowledge or practical
experience in respect of Indian medicine:
Provided that until members are elected under
clause (a) or clause (b) in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the
rules made thereunder , the Central Government shall
nominate such number of members, being persons qualified to be chosen as such
under the said clause (a) or clause (b), as the case may be, as that Government
thinks fit; and references to elected members in this Act shall be construed as
including references to members so nominated.
(2) The President of the Central Council shall
be elected by the members, of the Central Council, from amongst themselves in
such manner as may be prescribed.
(3) There shall be a Vice-President for each
of the Ayurveda , Siddha and
Unani systems of medicine who shall be elected from
amongst themselves by members representing that system of medicine, elected
under clause (a) or clause (b) of sub-section (1) or nominated under clause (c )of that sub-section.