Section 4: Composition of Council
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4. Composition of Council
(1) The Council shall consist of—
(a) 14 registered medical practitioners;
(b) a representative of the Ministry responsible for the subject of
health, who is a registered medical practitioner;
(c) a representative of the Prime Minister’s Office;
(d) a representative of the Attorney-General’s Office; and
(e) 5 persons who, not being medical practitioners, shall be
appointed by the Minister.
(2) The 14 members referred to in subsection (1) (a) shall, subject to
subsections (3) and (4), be elected in the manner set out in the First
Schedule from among registered medical practitioners having not less than
15 years’ experience.
(3) Eight of the 14 members referred to in subsection (1) (a) shall be
public officers, out of whom 4 shall be specialists and 4 shall be general
practitioners.
(4) Out of the 6 remaining members referred to in subsection (1) (a)
who are not public officers, 3 shall be specialists and 3 shall be general
practitioners.
(5) The composition of the Council shall be published in the Gazette.
[S. 4 amended by s. 4 of Act 1 of 2002 w.e.f. 29 January 2002; s. 4 of Act 28 of 2007 w.e.f.
27 December 2007.]