29Executive Committee.

(1) The ¹ State Council shall constitute from among its members an Executive Committee consisting of the President and Vice-President ex officio ²[and the Chief Medical Officer of the State or the States concerned, by whatever name called, ex officio] and such number of other members elected by the ¹[State] Council as may be prescribed.
(2) The President and Vice-President of the ¹[State] Council shall be Chairman and Vice-Chairman, respectively, of the Executive Committee.
(3) A member of the Executive Committee shall bold office as such until the expiry of his term of office as member of the ¹[State] Council, but subject to his being a member of the ¹[State] Council, he shall be eligible for re-election.
(4) The Executive Committee shall exercise and discharge such powers and duties as may be prescribed.