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After section 2 of the principal Act, the following sections shall be inserted, namely :— TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY 79 “2-A. Constitution of State Level Advisory Committee.— (1) The Government shall, by notifi cation, constitute a committee to be called the State Level Advisory Committee. (2) The State Level Advisory Committee shall consist of the following members, namely:— (a) The Director of Medical and Rural Health Services, ex-offi cio, who shall be the Chairperson; (b) The Director of Medical Education, ex-offi cio or his nominee; (c) The Commissioner of Indian Medicine and Homeopathy ex-offi cio or his nominee; (d) The Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, ex-offi cio or his nominee; (e) One member from Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy system of medicine nominated by the respective State Council in rotation for one year in the order of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy; (f) One member nominated by the Indian Medical Association; (g) One member nominated by the Tamil Nadu Medical Council; (h) One member nominated by the Tamil Nadu Dental Council; and (i) One member nominated by the Tamil Nadu Nurses and Midwives Council. (3) The nominated members shall hold offi ce for a period of three years but shall be eligible for re-nomination for another term of three years. 2-B. Meetings of State Level Advisory Committee.—(1) The State Level Advisory Committee shall meet at least once in a year at such time and in such place as may be prescribed. (2) The chairperson or in his absence, any member chosen by the members present, shall preside at the meeting. (3) The number of members necessary to constitute a quorum at a meeting and the procedure to be followed thereat shall be such as may be prescribed. 2-C. Functions of State Level Advisory Committee.—The State Level Advisory Committee shall advise the Government upon matters of regulation of clinical establishments and perform such other functions as may be assigned to it by the Government, from time to time. 2-D. Constitution of District Committee.—(1) The Government shall, by notifi cation, constitute for every district, a committee to be called the District Committee. (2) The District Committee shall consist of the following members, namely:— (a) The Deputy Director of Medical and Rural Health Services, ex-offi cio, who shall be the chairperson; (b) The Dean of a Government Medical College in the district ; (c) The District Siddha Medical Offi cer or his nominee; (d) One member nominated by the Tamil Nadu Medical Council; (e) One member nominated by the Indian Medical Association; 80 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY (f) One member from Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy system of medicine nominated by the respective State Council in rotation for one year in the order of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy; (g) One member nominated by the Tamil Nadu Nurses and Midwives Council. (3) The nominated members shall hold offi ce for a period of three years but shall be eligible for re-nomination for another term of three years. 2-E. Meetings of District Committee.— (1)The District Committee shall meet at least once in every six months at such time and in such place as may be prescribed. (2) The chairperson or in his absence, any member chosen by the members present, shall preside at the meeting. (3) The number of members necessary to constitute a quorum at a meeting and the procedure to be followed thereat shall be such as may be prescribed. 2-F. Functions of District Committee.—The District Committee shall aid and advise the competent authority of the district in the matters of registration of clinical establishments and perform such other duties connected therewith or incidental thereto, as may be prescribed.”. Amendment of section 3.