Gujarat Medical Council

Number of Members:- The Executive Committee shall have six elected members in addition to the President.

Term of office:- The members of the Executive Committes shall hold office for one year from the date of their election:

Provided that, the term of office of the outgoin members shall be deemed to extend to expire with the day immediately preceding the date on which their succesors are elected.

Disability to continue as Member:- A member shall cease to be a member of the Committee-

a	If he ceases to be a member of the Council ;or
b	if he remains absent from two consecutive meetings of the Committee without the leave of the Committee.

Resignation of Member:- A member may resign at any time by a notice in writing to the President. Such resignation shall effect from the date on which it is accepted by the President or on the expiry of sixty days from the date of receipt of his notice by the President, whichever events occur earlier.

Casual vacancies:-

1	The council shall as soon as there is a casual vacancy in the office of a member of the Executive Committee fill it up by electing a member from amongst its members:
	Provided that, any such vacancy, occuring within two months prior to the expiry of the term of the members,shall not be filled.
2	A member elected under sub-rule (1) Shall hold office so long as the member in whose place he is elected inwould have held it,if the vacancy hah not occured.

Calling of meetings:- The Committee shall ordinarily meet once every two months on such date as may be fixed by the President. The Presidedt,may , whenever he thinks fit and shall, upon a written requisition of not less than 3 members and on a date not later than seven days after the receipt of such request, call an extraordinary meeting.

Notice of meetings:- All members of the Executive Committee shall be given seven clear days` notice of an ordinary meeting and three clear days` notice in the case of an extreordinary meeting. Such notice shall specify the place, date and time of the meeting, and state wheter the meeting is an ordinary meeting or an extra-ordinary meeting and the business to be tranasated therat.

Presiding Authority:- The Prasident,when present, shall preside at every meeting of the Committee. If at any meeting the President is absent,the members present shall elect the presiding authority from amongst themselves.

Attendance at Meeting:-

1	At each meeting an attendance register shall be placed in the meeting room and every member present shall sing before his name in the register.
2	Three members including the President shall form a quorum.

Business to be transacted at meeting :- At any ordinary meeting no business other than that specified in the notice calling such meeting and in case of an extraordinary meeting in the written request made for convening such meeting shall be transacted:

Provided that, the presiding authority may permit any business to be discussed which is of urgent nature and which could not reasonably be entered in the notice.

Adjournment of meetings:-

If there is no quorum present, the presiding authority shall adjourn the meeting to another day, and cause a notice to be posted on the notice board at the office of the Council and sent to each member of the committee. The business which would have been broght before the original meeting had there been a quorum thereat shall be brought before the adjourned meeting and may be disposed whether there be a quorum or not.

Any special or ordinary meeting may,with the consent of a majority of members present, be adjourned from time to time; but only the business left undisposed of at the meeting from which the adjournment took place shall be transacted at the adjourned meeeting subject to the proviso to rule 47.

Decision at meetings:-

1	All questions at a meeting of the Executive Committee shall be decided by a majority of votes of the members present, and voting.
2	The presiding authority shall have second or casting vote in all case of equality of votes.

Minutes of Meeting:- Minutes of the proceeding of each meeting of the Committee shall be kept in a book to be kept for the purpose and shall include the names of the members and if any member present at the meeting so desires the names of the members voting for or against any question. This book shall be singed by the Presiding Authority at the next meeting after the minutes are confirmed,and shall,at all reasonable times,be open to inspection by any member of the Committee. Copies of the minutes shall be supplied to every member.

Powers,duties and functions of Executive Committee:-

1	The Executive Committee shall consider all petitions or applications addressed to the Council and shall submit its report thereon to the Council.
2	The Committee shall consider and prepare a report on any subject which may seem to require the attention of the Council or on such subjects as may be indicated to it by the Council.
3	The Committee shall consider and report to the Council on all matters concerning the inclusion or deletion of any qualification in or from the Schedule to the act.
4	The Committee shall call from the authorities of any Medical College or School or from any examining body such information as may br required by the Council and place it before the Council with its report.
5	The returns of professional examinations and their results shall be collected by the Executive Committee which shall prepare annually a table of results of such examinations to be laid before the Council.

Fees for attendance at meetings:- Every member, shall be paid a fee of Rs. 30/- pre day for attending a meeting of the Executive Committee.

Travelling Allowance for attending meetings:- The members shall be paid travelling expenses for attending meeting of the Executive Committee as per rates spcified in rule 54.