law: Pharmacy Act, 1948 
  3. Constitution and composition of Central Council
  The Central Government
  
  shall, as soon as may be, constituted a Central Council consisting of the
  
  following members, namely :-
  (a) six members, among whom there shall be at least one teacher of each of the subjects, pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacy, pharmacology and pharmacognosy elected by the 9[University Grants Commission] from among persons on the teaching staff of an Indian University or college affiliated thereto which grants a degree or diploma in pharmacy;
  (b) six members, of
  
  whom at least 10[four] shall be persons possessing a degree or
  
  diploma in, and practicing pharmacy or pharmaceutical chemistry nominated by
  
  the Central Government ;
  (c) one member elected
  
  from amongst themselves by the members of the Medical Council of India.
  (d) the Director
  
  General, Health Services, ex officio or if he is unable to attend any meeting,
  
  a person authorized by him in writing to do so ;
   11  [(dd) the Drugs
  
  Controller, India, ex officio or if he is unable to attend any meeting, a
  
  person authorized by him in writing to do so;]
  (e) the Director of
  
  the Central Drugs Laboratory, ex officio ;
   12  [(f) a representative
  
  of the University Grants Commission and a representative of the all India
  
  Council for Technical Education ;
  (g) one member to
  
  represent each 13[***] State elected 14[from amongst
  
  themselves] by the members of each State Council, who shall be a registered
  
  pharmacist ;
  (h) one member to represent
  
  each 13[***] State nominated by 15[the] State Government,
  
  who shall be 16[***] a registered pharmacist :`
   17  [Providedthat
  
  for the five years from the date on which the pharmacy (Amendment) Act, 1976,
  
  comes into the force the Government of each Union territory shall, instead of
  
  electing a member under clause (g) nominated one member, being a person
  
  eligible for registration under section 31, to represent that territory.]
   18  [***]