Constitution of the Licensing and Registering Authority

(i) The State Government may by notification in the Official Gazette, constitute an Authority to be called the Nagaland Health Care Establishment Authority consisting of nine members, namely: Secretary, Health & Family Welfare: Chairman; Secretary, Justice & Law : Member Secretary; (c) Director Medical Service : Member; (d) Additional director Health Service : Member; (e) Additional Director Medical Service: Member; (f) State Nursing Superintendent : Member; (g) Representative from Administration : Member; (h) Representative from Local body to be nominated by Government : Member; (i) Representative from private Practitioner : Member. (ii) The Authority may, if it considers necessary for dealing with any special issue before it invite any person(s) to attend any meeting but such persons(s) shall not be deemed to be member of the Authority nor shall have a voting right. (iii) No Act or proceeding or the Authority be invalid on the ground merely of the existence if any vacancy or defect in the constitution of the Authority. (iv) Nothwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the State Government amy at any time reconstitute the Authority or replace any member thereof; (v) The first authority shall be constituted within six months from the date of this Act coming into force and the names of the members shall be published in the Official Gazette and such Authority shall function for a period of three years which may be extended by the Government from time to time.