Transitional provisions

(1) The State Government may for bringing the Council into being in accordance with the provisions of this Act appoint the Director of Medical Services to be a Special Officer to conduct election of Council to be established for the first time after the commencement of this Act. (2) Till the Council is established under sub-section (1) of Section 5, the Special Officer appointed under sub-section (1) shall be deemed to be Council established under sub-section (1) of Section 3 for the purposes of this Act and shall exercise all the powers and discharge the functions of the Council.