N.R.C.D.344
Centre for Scientific Research into Plant Medicine Act, 1975
4. Membership of the Council
(1) The members of the Council are,
(a) the chairman who is a person with recognised qualification or experience in
plant medicine or a related subject,
(b) one representative of the National Council for Higher Education,
(c) the Dean of the University of Ghana Medical School or the representative
of the Dean,
(d) the Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science
and Technology or the representative of the Dean,
(e) the chairman of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research or the
representative of the chairman,
(/) the Chief Medical Officer or the representative of the Chief,
(g) the General Manager Pharmaceutical Division, Ghana Industrial Holding
Corporation or the representative of the General Manager,
(h) one representative of the Ghana Pharmaceutical Society,
.
(i) one representative of the Ghana Medical Association,
(j) two persons with special interest in plant medicine nominated by the Government, consideration to be given to traditional rulers,
(k) one herbalist nominated by the Government in consultation with Council,
(I) one member of the Ghana Psychic and Traditional Healers Association
nominated by the Association,
(m) the Director of the Centre.2
(2) The members of the Council shall be appointed by the President in accordance with
article 70 of the Constitution.
5. Terms of office
(1) Subject to this Act, the members of the Council other than ex officio members
shall hold office for a term not exceeding three years and are eligible for re-appointment.
(2) A member may by a notice in writing addressed to the chairman resign from office.
(3) The office of a member who is absent from the Republic for a continuous period
of twelve months shall become vacant at the end of that period.
(4) A member shall not hold office under more than one provision of section 4, and a
person appointed under more than one provision shall notify the Council under which
provision the person chooses to hold office and another person shall be appointed under
the other provision.
2. Substituted by the Centre for Scientific Research into Plant Medicine (Amendment) Decree, 1976
(S.M.C.D. 12).
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