law: Homoeopathy Central Council Act, 1973 
   3. Definitions-1 
  (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 from each State in which a
  
  State Register of Homoeopathy is maintained, to be elected from amongst
  
  themselves by persons enrolled on that register as practitioners of
  
  Homoeopathy;
  (b) one member from
  
  each University to be elected from amongst themselves by the members of the
  
  Faculty or Department (by whatever name called) of Homoeopathy of that
  
  University:
  Provided that until any such
  
  Faculty or Department of Homoeopathy is started in at least seven Universities,
  
  the Central Government may nominate such number of members not exceeding seven
  
  as may be determined by the Central Government from amongst the teaching staff
  
  of medical institutions within India, so however, that the total number of
  
  members so nominated and elected under this clause shall in no case exceed
  
  seven;
  (c) such number of
  
  members, not exceeding forty 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
  
  Homoeopathy or other related disciplines:
  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 and the Vice-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:
  Provided that for two years from the first
  
  constitution of the Central Council, the President and the Vice-President shall
  
  be nominated by the Central Government from amongst the members of the Central
  
  Council and the President and the Vice-President so nominated shall,
  
  notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1) of section 7, hold office
  
  during the pleasure of the Central Government.