law: The Rehabilitation Council of India Act, 1992
  Chapter II The
  
  Rehabilitation Council of India
  3. Constitution and
  
  incorporation of Rehabilitation Council of India.
  1.  
  
    With
  
  effect from such date as the Central Government may, by notification appoint in
  
  this behalf, there shall be constituted for the purposes of this Act a Council
  
  to be called the Rehabilitation Council of India.
  2.  
  
    The
  
  Council shall be a body corporate by the name aforesaid, having perpetual
  
  succession and a common seal, with power, subject to the provisions of this
  
  Act, to acquire, hold and dispose of property, both movable and immovable, and
  
  to contract and shall by the said name sue and be sued.
  3.  
  
    The
  
  Council shall consist of the following members, namely:--
  a.   a Chairperson, from
  
  amongst the persons having experience in social work or rehabilitation, to be
  
  appointed by the Central Government;
  b.   three members to be
  
  appointed by the Central Government to represent respectively the Ministries of
  
  the Central Government dealing with-
   
  
   i.  
  
    Welfare;
   
  
   ii.  
  
    Health;
  
  and
   
  
   iii.  
  
    Finance;
  a.  
  
  
  b.  
  
  
  c.   one member to be
  
  appointed by the Central Government to represent the University Grants
  
  Commission;
  d.   one member to be
  
  appointed by the Central Government to represent the Directorate General of
  
  Indian Council of Medical Research;
  e.   two members to be
  
  appointed by the Central Government to represent the Ministry or department of
  
  the States or the Union territories dealing with Social Welfare by rotation in
  
  alphabetical order;
  f.   such number of
  
  members not exceeding six as may be appointed by the Central Government from
  
  amongst the rehabilitation professionals working in voluntary organisations;
  g.   such number of
  
  members not exceeding four as may be appointed by the Central Government from
  
  amongst the medical practitioners enrolled under the Indian Medical Council Act
  
  1956.(102 of 1956), and engaged in rehabilitation of the handicapped;
  h.   three Members of
  
  Parliament of whom two shall be elected by the House of the People and one by
  
  the Council of States;
  i.   such number of
  
  members not exceeding three as may be nominated by the Central Government from
  
  amongst the social workers who are actively engaged in assisting the disabled;
  j.   the Member-Secretary,
  
  ex officio.
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  4.  
  
    The
  
  office of member of the Board shall not disqualify its holder for being chosen
  
  as, or for being, a Member of either House of Parliament.