law: Indian Medicine Central Council Act, 1970 
  3. Constitution of Central Council 
  (1) The Central Government shall, by
  
  notification in the Official Gazette constitute for the purposes of this Act a
  
  Central Council consisting of the following members, namely:-
  (a) such number of
  
  members not exceeding five as may be determined by the Central Government in
  
  accordance with the provisions of the First Schedule for each of the  Ayurveda , Siddha and  Unani systems of medicine from each State in which a State
  
  Register of Indian Medicine is maintained, to be elected from amongst
  
  themselves by persons enrolled on that Register as practitioners of  Ayurveda , Siddha or  Unani , as the case may be;
  (b) one 
  
  member for each of the Ayurveda , Siddha 
  
  and Unani systems of medicine from each University to
  
  be elected from amongst themselves by the members of the Faculty or Department
  
  (by whatever name called) of the respective system of medicine of that
  
  University;
  (c) such 
  
  number of members, not exceeding thirty per cent. of the total number of
  
  members elected under clauses (a) and (b), as may be nominated by the Central
  
  Government, from amongst persons having special knowledge or practical
  
  experience in respect of Indian medicine:
  Provided  that until members are elected under
  
  clause (a) or clause (b) in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the
  
  rules made thereunder , the Central Government shall
  
  nominate such number of members, being persons qualified to be chosen as such
  
  under the said clause (a) or clause (b), as the case may be, as that Government
  
  thinks fit; and references to elected members in this Act shall be construed as
  
  including references to members so nominated.
  (2) The President of the Central Council shall
  
  be elected by the members, of the Central Council, from amongst themselves in
  
  such manner as may be prescribed.
  (3) There shall be a Vice-President for each
  
  of the Ayurveda , Siddha and
  
   Unani systems of medicine who shall be elected from
  
  amongst themselves by members representing that system of medicine, elected
  
  under clause (a) or clause (b) of sub-section (1) or nominated under clause (c )of that sub-section.