Constitution of a licensing and Registering Authority

(1) The State Government may, by notification, constitute an authority to be called the Sikkim Clinical Establishments Licensing and Registering Authority consisting of the following persons, namely:-(i) Director of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Sikkim — Chairman (ii) Licensing Authority under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, Health and Family Welfare, Government of Sikkim — Member (iii) Two members from medical profession of the Government of Sikkim — Member (iv) Joint Director, Health and Family Welfare, Government of Sikkim — Member-Secretary. (2) The Authority may, if it considers necessary, for dealing with any special issue before it, invite any person to attend any meeting but such person shall not be deemed to be a member of the Authority nor shall he have a voting right. (3) No act or proceeding of the Authority shall be invalid on the ground merely of the existence of any vacancy or defect in the constitution of the Authority. (4) The Authority shall have an office and all correspondence and orders emanating from the office of the Authority shall be authenticated under the signature of the Member Secretary. (5) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the State Government may, at any time, reconstitute the Authority or replace any member thereof.