Section 2: Composition of the Council.

(1) The Council shall consist of a chairman to be appointed by the President, and the following other members, that is-
(a) two representatives of the Federal Ministry of Health both of whom shall be fully registered medical practitioners or dental surgeons;
(b) the Chief Medical Officer (or however called) of the Ministry of Health of each State of the Federation;
(c) one representative of the Armed Forces Medical Services;
(d) one representative of the National Post-Graduate Medical College;
(e) three representatives of Colleges or Faculties of Medicine of universities in the country to be appointed by the Minister in rotation from among the provosts or deans of such Colleges or Faculties, so however so that no two of such persons shall be from the same university;
(f) two representatives of the medical and dental professions to be appointed by the Minister;
(g)
eleven members of which nine shall be from the Nigerian Dental Association having at least two representatives in the council.
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(h)
one representative of alternative medicine practitioners;
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(i)
two pathologists to be appointed by the National Post-Graduate Medical College to represent the health zonal distributors, teaching and specialists hospitals in Nigeria.
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(2) The provisions of the First Schedule to this Act shall have effect with respect to the qualifications and tenure of office of members of the council, the procedure of the Council and the other matters therein mentioned.
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