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Constitution, functions and powers of this council Constitution and incorporation of the Council: (1) With effect from such date as the Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette notify, there shall be constituted for the purposes of this Act a Council to be called "the Nagaland Medical Council". Nagaland Medical Council will be the statutory (Legal) body for maintenance of uniform and high standards of medical education inthe State. The Council wiU grand recognition of medical qualitication, grand registdon to medical practitioners and monitor medical practice in the State. (2) The Council shall be a body corporate, having perpetual succession and a common seal, with power to acquire, hold and dispose of property, whether movable or immovable, and to contract and to do all things necessary for the purposes of this Act, and may by the name aforesaid sue or be sued. (3) The Council shall consist of the following members, namely:- a) Four member having register able qualificationas prescribed in the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956(102of 1956)to be nominated by the Government; b) One member from eachmedical college established by law in Nagaland having amedical hulty, elected by member of the medical faculty of that college h m amongst its permanent member of teacher faculty, ifavailable. c) Nine member to be elected by registered practitioners from amongst themselves including one member elected by the Nagaland In-service Doctor Association @IDA) and one fiom Indian Medical Association (MA)-Nagaland branch. Provided that no registered practitioners shall be entitled to vote or stand as a candidate for election, unless: * He is a citizen of Indian; and * He either resides or carries on his profession or is employed in Nagaland d) Dean of the medical Faculty of the University of Nagaland as ex-officio - member; and e) Principal Director of Health & Family Welfare of the Government as ex- officio f ) The president and Vice-president who shall be elected the member fiom amongst themselves. (3) The election of the member, and of the President and Vice-President, shall be held at such time, and at such place, and in such manner, as may be prescribed. (4) If at any election, the electors fail to elect the requisite number ofmembers, or fail to elect the President or the Vice-President, the Government shall nominate members fiom amongst persons qualified to be elected as members of the respective category, as it deem fit to fill in the vacancy or vacancies; and the persons so nominated shall be deemed to have been elected for the period till such time the vacancies are filled in onregular basis under this sections. (5) Where any dispute arises regarding any election of a member or the President or Vice-President, it shall be referred to the Govemment, and the decision of the Government shall be final. (6) Notwithstandii anything contained in sub-section (3) la) Inresvect of the constitution of the Council for the first time under this . , Act, the members thereof shall be nominated by the Government from amongst person qualified to be elected or nominated as members of the respective category; and (b) The members so nominated shall hold office for such period exceeding three years in the aggregate as the Government may, by notification in the Officer Gazette, specify. (4). Term of office: (I) The Government, shall, by notification inthe Official Gazette, publish the names of the members (2) Save as otherwise provided by this Act, amember, shall hold office for a term of five years from the date of publication of the notification under sub-section (1): Provided that where a person is elected by members of medical faculty of a medical college, or is an ex-officio member, he shall cease to hold office as a member if he ceases to belong to that faculty or, as the case may be ceases to hold such office, before the expiry of his term. (3) Save as othenvise provided by this Act, the President or the Vice-President shall hold office from the date of his election up to the day onwhich his term of office as member expires. (4) The term of office of an outgoing member shall, notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section(2) be deemed to extend and to expire with the day immediately preceding the day on which the names of the successor members are published under sub-section(1). (5) The term of office of an outgoing President or Vice-President shall, notwithtanding an* contained in sub-section (3) be deemed to extend and to expire with the day immediately preceding the day on which the successor President or Vice-President, as the case may be, is elected. (6) An outgoing member, President or Vice-President, shall be eligible for re- election or nominated for one more consecutive term only. (7) Leave of absence may be granted by the Council to any member for a period not exceeding six months.