Section Text
Except where a Joint1[State] Council is constituted in accordance with an agreement made under section 22, the1[State] Government shall constitute a1[State] Council consisting of the following members, namely: -
(a) lour members elected from among themselves by dentists registered in Part A of the1[State] register;
(b) four members elected from among themselves by dentists registered in Part B of the1[State] register;
2[(c) the heads of dental colleges, if any, in the1[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 the1[State] as the case may be;3[* *]
(e) three members nominated by the1[State] Government;3[and]
3[(f) the Chief Medical Officer of the State, by whatever name called, ex officio:]
4[Provided that in the State of Saurashtra5[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 be the State Council constituted under this Act.]
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1. Substituted for 'Province' or 'Provincial' by A.L.O.. 1950.
2. Substituted for original clause (c) by the Dentists (Amdt.) Act, 1955 (12 of 1955), Section. 7(16-4-1955).
3. Word "and" at the end of cl. (d) omitted and inserted at the end of cl.(e), cl. (f) inserted by Dentists (Amdt.) Act (42 of 1972) Section. 15 (a) (b) and (c) respectively (1-11-1972).
4. This Proviso was inserted ibid. The original Proviso was omitted by the Dentists (Amdt.) Act, 1950 (58 of 1950). Section. 2 (w.e.f. 1-11-1950). Saurashtra is in Gujarat now.
5. Inserted by 3 A.L.O., 1956.