1[21.Constitution and Composition of State Councils.--Except where a Joint 1[State] Council is
constituted in accordance with an agreement made under section 22, the 1[State] Government shall
constitute a 1[State] Council consisting of the following members,namely:--
(a) four members elected from among themselves by dentists registered in Part A of the 1[State] register;
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3[(c) the heads of dental colleges, if any, in the State which train students for any of the recognised dental qualifications included in Part I of the Schedule, ex officio;]
(d) one member elected from amongst themselves by the members of the Medical Council or the Council of Medical Registration of the 4[State], as the case may be;5***
(e) three members nominated by the 1[State] Government; 6[and]
5[(f) the Chief Medical Officer of the State, by whatever name called, ex officio:]
7[Provided that in the State of Saurashtra8[as it existed before the 1st November, 1956], the State Dental Council constituted under Saurashtra Ordinance XXV of 1948, as amended by Saurashtra Ordinance XL of 1949, shall be deemed to the State Council constituted under this Act.]
(a) four members elected from among themselves by dentists registered in Part A of the 1[State] register;
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3[(c) the heads of dental colleges, if any, in the State which train students for any of the recognised dental qualifications included in Part I of the Schedule, ex officio;]
(d) one member elected from amongst themselves by the members of the Medical Council or the Council of Medical Registration of the 4[State], as the case may be;5***
(e) three members nominated by the 1[State] Government; 6[and]
5[(f) the Chief Medical Officer of the State, by whatever name called, ex officio:]
7[Provided that in the State of Saurashtra8[as it existed before the 1st November, 1956], the State Dental Council constituted under Saurashtra Ordinance XXV of 1948, as amended by Saurashtra Ordinance XL of 1949, shall be deemed to the State Council constituted under this Act.]
1. Ins. by Act 40 of 2016, s. 3 (w.e.f. 24-5-2016).
2. Clause (b) omitted by Act 13 of 2019, s. 3 (w.e.f. 30-7-2019).
3. Subs. by Act 12 of 1955, s. 7, for clause (c).
4. Subs. by the A.O. 1950, for "Province".
5. The word "and" omitted by Act 42 of 1972, s. 15 (w.e.f. 1-11-1972).
6. Ins. by s. 15, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-11-1972).
7. Added by Act 12 of 1955, s. 7.
8. Ins. by the Adaptation of Laws (No. 3) Order, 1956.