Section 3 of THE KARNATAKA MEDICAL REGISTRATION ACT, 1961
(1)
The State Government shall by notification establish a Council to be called
“the
1[Karnataka Medical Council]
for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this Act. Such Council shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession and a common seal with power, subject to the provisions of this Act, to acquire, hold and dispose of property and to contract and may by the same name sue and be sued.
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- (2)The Council shall consist of the following 3[seventeen] members, namely:— 3[(a) two members from each of the four Revenue Divisions of the State to be elected from amongst themselves by the Medical Practitioners who are registered under this Act;]
2[(b) four members
4[one from each of the Revenue Division] to be
| elected from | amongst themselves | by | the “teachers” | and “teachers | of | the | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University” as | defined in | clauses | (m) | and (n) | respectively | of | section 2 | of |
the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences Act, 1994 (Karnataka
Act 44 of 1994) and who are registered under this Act.
- (c)four members 4[one from each of the Revenue Division] to be
nominated by the State Government from among registered practitioners.
- (d)one member to be nominated by the State Government from amongst the members of the Karnataka State Dental Council, the Karnataka Pharmacy Council, the Karnataka Nursing Council, the
Karnataka Ayurvedic and Homoeopathy Council, by rotation for a period of
one year.]
- (3)In making nomination under 2[clause (c)] of sub-section (2), the
State Government shall have due regard to the claims of women and of
other groups of practitioners, representatives of whom have not been elected under
2[clauses (a) and (b)]
- (4)The President and Vice-President of the Medical Council shall be elected by the
2[by the members other than a member referred to in clause
(d), from amongst themselves] .
- (5)The election of the President and Vice-President and other members shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, be held at such time and place and in such manner as may be prescribed by rules. 1. Adapted by the Karnataka Adaptations of Laws Order 1973 w.e.f. 1.11.1973.
↩2.Substituted by Act 43 of 2003, w.e.f 01.03.2012.
↩3.Substituted by Act 19 of 2017, w.e.f 06.04.2017.
↩4.Inserted by Act 19 of 2017, w.e.f 06.04.2017.