Section 19:
Constitution and composition of State Councils.
Except where a Joint State Council is
constituted in accordance with an agreement made under section 20, the State Government shall
constitute a State Council consisting of the following members, namely:--
(a) six members, elected from amongst themselves by registered pharmacists of the State;
(b) five members, of whom at least 1[three] shall be persons possessing a prescribed degree or
diploma in pharmacy or pharmaceutical chemistry or 2[registered pharmacists], nominated by the
State Government;
(c) one member elected from amongst themselves by the members of each Medical Council or the
Council of Medical Registration of the State, as the case may be;
(d) the chief administrative medical officer of the State ex-officio or if he is unable to attend any
meeting, a person authorised by him in writing to do so;
3[(dd) the officer-in-charge of drugs control organisation of the State under the 5[Drugs and
Cosmetics Act, 1940 (23 of 1940)], ex officio or if he is unable to attend any meeting, a person
authorised by him in writing to do so;]
(e) the Government Analyst under the 4[Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 (23 of 1940)], ex officio,
or where there is more than one, such one as the State Government may appoint in this behalf:
Provided that where an agreement is made under clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 20, the
agreement may provide that the State Council to serve the needs of the other participating States also shall
be augmented by not more than two members, of whom at least one shall at all times be a person
possessing a prescribed degree or diploma in pharmacy or pharmaceutical chemistry or a 5[registered
pharmacist], nominated by the Government of each of the said other participating States, and where the
agreement so provides, the composition of the State Council shall be deemed to be augmented
accordingly.
Notes:
1. Subs. by Act 70 of 1976, s. 13, for "two" (w.e.f. 1-9-1976).
2. Subs. by s. 13, ibid., for "members of the pharmaceutical profession" (w.e.f. 1-9-1976).
3. Ins. by Act 24 of 1959, s. 7 (w.e.f. 1-5-1960).
4. Subs. by Act 70 of 1976, s. 13, for "Drugs Act, 1940 (23 of 1940)" (w.e.f. 1-9-1976).
5. Subs. by s. 13, ibid., for "member of the pharmaceutical profession" (w.e.f. 1-9-1976).