Section 4. Members of the Council

1) The Council shall consist of the following persons nominated as members by the State government, namely:- (a) the Director of Health Services; (b) the Principal of the State Regional Training Institute (Family Welfare); (c) two medical doctors from Government hospitals not below the rank of a District Medical and Health Officer of whom one should possess a specialisation or experience in obstetric or gynaecology; (d) two medical doctors from non-Government hospitals; (e) 1the Deputy Director Nursing Assistant Director Nursing of Director of Health Services (MI); (f)2two Nursing Superintendent and two Matron one each from Government and Non-Government Hospital; (g)3two principal, one each from Government and non Government hospitals; and (h) the President of the Trained Nurses Association of India, Meghalaya Branch. 2) The nomination of members under sub-section (1) shall be in as far as possible a manner as may by rules be prescribed. 3) The names of the members shall be notified in the Official Gazette and their team of office shall be three years from the date the notification is published in the Official Gazette and subject to the provisions of the rules, the members shall be eligible for renomination. 4) In the event of any vacancy in the Council due to death, resignation or otherwise of a member, another person shall be nominated in his place and such person shall hold office for the remaining period of the term. 5) No act or proceedings of the Council shall be invalid merely on the ground of their existence of any vacancy in or any defect in the act of the Council.