Cunctiiulion, flrnctions and powers or Ihc Council.-Cons~ilutiurl and i~tcorpo~~aiio~iof the Council:

( 1 ) will^ cfrect fro111such dale as 111eGovemmcn! rllay, by norificarion in ilic Official Gazcrte nutify. thrre shall bc consliluted Tor the purposesorthis Atr a Councilto bt callcd"theOeltli Medicill Co~rncil". ( 2 ) The Cnllncil shall bc a body ~urptrratv.having pcrpelual succession and a comrnoa scnl. wit11 powcr ro acquirt, hold and dispose 01' propcmy, tvhcthcr rnovahlr or ilnmovablc, and lo conlrad and lo do ;I{\ ihings ncccssary for ~ l i cpurpo~zsof this Act, and may bythr: n m c afnresaidsuc or bcsued.

1. (3) 'rlxCuu~lcilshall coi~sistofthc Iollowingnirlllbcrs namely:
   • (a) four m& havingregistcrablc.qualificarionas prescribed in rllc Indian Medical Couacil ACI. 1956 (Ccnlral Acl 102 o f 1956) lo benomirio~cdby !hc Govunltr~ent; (b)pnc rncmbef from tach medical cnllrgc csiahli~hcdby 1 3 it1~ Dcll~ihnvir~ga rucdical F~culry,cluc~cdby ~nernbcrs o f111enlcdical liculty o itllnt collcgc lium amongsr ils pcnnahclit membcrsof ~eachirlghculty;
   • (c) nine rnembcrs to bc clccted by rcgistcrrd prilctitioners Irom amongst ~hen~selvcsincluding one mcmber clcctcd by [lie Delhi Mcdical Associalion : providcd [hat no rcgislercd praclirioncr shall bc cnlillcd luvo~cor s~andas a carldidate Tor election, t~~\lcss:
     • (i) he is a citizcn aT India; and
     • (ii) IIC ci~licrresidcs or cnrrics un his profession or is rmployed in Delhi.
   • (d) Dciln ol'tl~r:Mcdical Faculty 01-lhe Universi~yof Delfii as ex-ortcio mcmber; and (c)Director oikkalrh Services of rhc Govcrnrncnr as ex-on?cio mcmbrr.
2. (4) The f'rcsidcn~ n~tdVice-Prcsidcni sllalI bc clcclcd by llie mcniburs fi-ur11~llltongstthcrnselves. ( 5 ) Thcclec~ionofthe mcrnbers. nndol'tlrc I'residcar nlrd Vicc-l'rcsidcnt. slrall be hcld at sucll tirnc. and at such place. and insucl~manner. as ma! bc prcscribcd. ( 6 ) II-al;iny elr'ctio~i.thc elrctors fail to clcct !he rcquisitr nu1i1br.ro f n~embcrs.of llic Prcsidcllt or rhc ViceI'rcsidcrii. tllc Govrninlertt slinll nu~nioa~l:mc.nibcr<rroln :lllloll~5lpcrsclrisrlu;llified to bc clcctcrl ;IS ~iicrnbers ol'tllc rcspcctive ciiregor).. as i t dccms f i ~ ,to !illin tl~rvncancl; rrr v;lcn~iciss;and tfir persons st? 11o1111n;ltcd -1iilil bc dccriird rO have bcen cllrctcd for rhc pcril~d~ i xuch[ l lilrlc. lhc vacnncics are filled ill nli ~cguliirbasis -14 DELI11 GAZE'I-TE: EXTRAORDmARY A--. .~ under this section.
3. (7) Where any dispurc arises regarding anyekc~ionofa rnembcr or ofrhe Prcsidcnt or Vicc-President, i referred 10 the Gnver~~t~icnt,and the ilccision of rhc Govzmrnen~shall bc final.
4. (8) Nolwilhsrandinganyll~ingcoorained in sub-section ( 3 F
   • (a) inrrspect oithe cons~i~utionofthe ~ouncil'~orllle first timc underlhis Act. ltic mtrnbzrs Ihercofsha nominaled by the Govcrnmcnt from amongstpersons qualified to be elccted or nominatedas nlembers respective category; and (b)the mcmbers SOnominatedshall holduffice for suchperiod not exceeding rhrec years inthe aggrega the Govcmmeht may, by notificaticm in thc Otlcial Gazette, specify.