Section 2, The Medical Practitioners and Dental Surgeons Act 1966 Sh on ti

(I) There shall " Medical and Dental Council consisting (u) the Chief Medical Officer, who shall be President of I Co unci I: (h) the Deputy Chief Medical Omccr who shall preside the ab \ CllCe or the Chief Medical omcer; (c) four members appointed by the Mini ster, one of whom shall be a dental surgeon; (d) four members appJintecl by the Medical and Dental Association, one of whom shall be a dental surgeon; (2) Subject and without prejudice to the powers conferred on the Public Service Commission by section of the Co1111.,tilution. the Council shall be respon sible for the registration and other matters relating lo conditions of practice and <li scip!ine of medical practitioners and dental surgeons registered under the provisions of sections 3, 4 and 5 and may with the approval of the Minister, make such Regulations as may be nece ss ary or expedient for the discharge of their responsibilities under this subsection. (3) The members of the Council shall hold office for a period of three years from the <late of their respective appointments and shall be eligible for appointment. (4) If any appointed member <lies, resigns or is removed a new member may be appointed in his place for the rem ai nder Jf his term of office. (5) All appointments o :f members and termination of such appointnir' nt sh:.i l] be publi shed in the Gazette by the Minister. (6) Six m~mb~rs inc.:luding the Pre si dent or the Depu ty Chief Mee.Leal Officer shall fo rm a qu orum . An y ~eci\ ion of the Co.'. ncil sha ll b::! taken by a ma jo: ity of mem be rs present and vJ ling in the event of an equality of vot es the Pr cs !dent sha ll have a casting vote. No. Medical Practitioners d D ----------- ---=---:.:=-:~ a:_:_n ~ ~e~,~ 1t ~a !__ :_ S~ L !.'_tr ~g~e ~o ~rtl ~~ 1~9~6~6 '.___ __ ~ A~ l~3 (7) AJI decisions the C . wriling hand of the p -~uncil shall be committed to resi ent and sent to the Minister. (8) Council may make R . . . own procedure and default of such egulatI?ns governing_ its procedure shall be in th d" . Regulat10ns all questionse iscretion of the President (9) Attorney-General shall f . . . nominate a Law Officer f 1 rom time to time not ess than five t d · t act as Legal Adviser to the C , . yea~s s an mg o . ouncil and any Committee thereof any meeting thereof and such Law Qffi1 c h · d ·. s a act m an a v1Sory capacity on matters of Law only and shall h · h · vote in decisjons the Council. ave ne1t vmce nor3. Any person wh_o in the opinio~ of the Council is of good M e di~~! cha_racter shall _be entitled to be registered on the pennanent P ra ct1t1oners register . of medical practitioners if his qualifications and expeperm a n e ntnence eitherregisters. (a) entitle him to be registered as a medical practitioner the law for the time being in force in the United Kingdom; (b) are, in the opinion of the Council, of equivalent standard to those required for registration paragraph (a).