Section 6. Disqualification for being elected or nominated as a member-

A person shall be disqualified for being elected or nominated as a member of the Council if he (a) Is not a registered practitioner under this Act or the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956; (b) Does not possess any of the recognized medical qualification; (c) Has been dismissed service under Government, local or other authority for misconduct; (d) Has been sentenced by a criminal court to imprisonment for any offence involving moral turpitude; (e) Has been convicted by a court India, whether before or after the commencement of this Act, for offence punishable under the Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1995 unless a period of 6 (six years or such less period, as the Government may allow in any particular case has elapsed from the date of such conviction.