21Constitution and Composition of State Councils.

¹[21.Constitution and Composition of State Councils.--Except where a Joint ¹[State] Council is constituted in accordance with an agreement made under section 22, the ¹[State] Government shall constitute a ¹[State] Council consisting of the following members,namely:--
(a) four members elected from among themselves by dentists registered in Part A of the ¹[State] register;
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³[(c) the heads of dental colleges, if any, in the State which train students for any of the recognised dental qualifications included in Part I of the Schedule, ex officio;]
(d) one member elected from amongst themselves by the members of the Medical Council or the Council of Medical Registration of the ⁴[State], as the case may be;⁵***
(e) three members nominated by the ¹[State] Government; ⁶[and]
⁵[(f) the Chief Medical Officer of the State, by whatever name called, ex officio:]
⁷[Provided that in the State of Saurashtra⁸[as it existed before the 1st November, 1956], the State Dental Council constituted under Saurashtra Ordinance XXV of 1948, as amended by Saurashtra Ordinance XL of 1949, shall be deemed to the State Council constituted under this Act.]