Except where a Joint 2[State] Council is constituted in accordance with an agreement made under section 22, the 2[State] Government shall constitute a 2[State] Council consisting of the following members, namely:— (a) four members elected from among themselves by dentists registered in Part A of the 2[State] register; (b) four members elected from among themselves by dentists registered in Part B of the 2[State] register; 5[(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 6[State], as the case may be; 7*** (e) three members nominated by the 2[State] Government; 8[and]
8[(f) the Chief Medical Officer of the State, by whatever name called, ex officio:]
1[Provided that in the State of Saurashtra 2[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.]