3. The Council shall consist of the following members :
| (i) The President of the Council; |
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| (ii) a registered practising nurse
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| | (b) who has obtained a prescribed post-graduate qualification in nursing administration, | | |
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| (iii) a registered practising nurse
| | (a) who has experience in teaching in, or administration of, a school of nursing for a period of not less than twelve years; and | | |
| | (b) who has obtained a prescribed post-graduate qualification, | | |
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| (iv) a registered practising nurse
| | (a) who has experience in the field of public health nursing for a period of not less than twelve years ; and | | |
| | (b) who has obtained a prescribed post-graduate qualification, | | |
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| (v) a registered practising nurse
| | (a) who is employed in the Local Government Service; and | | |
| | (b) who has experience in the practice of nursing for a period of not less than twelve years ; and | | |
| | (c) who has obtained a prescribed post-graduate qualification, | | |
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| (vi) the person who for the time being discharges the duties of the Director General of Health Services; |
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| (vii) three registered practising nurses nominated by the Minister from among staff nurses in the Department of Health having at least five years experience in the practice of nursing; |
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| (viii) a person nominated by the Minister on the recommendation of the Minister in charge of the subject of Finance; |
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| (ix) a person nominated by the Minister on the recommendation of the Minister in charge of the subject of Higher Education ; |
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| (x) a nursing officer nominated by the Minister on the recommendation of the Minister in charge of the subject of Teaching Hospitals; |
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| (xi) two persons nominated by the Minister from among persons interested in the welfare of nursing who are not public officers or in receipt of a pension from the Government; |
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| (xii) the person who for the time being discharges the duties of the Director Nursing (Medical Services) in the Ministry of Health; |
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| (xiii) the person who for the time being discharges the duties of the Director Nursing (Public Health Services) in the Ministry of Health ; |
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| (xiv) the person who for the time being discharges the duties of the Director Nursing (Education) in the Ministry of Health; |
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| (xv) the person who for the time being discharges the duties of the Director Nursing in the Ministry of the Minister in charge of the subject of Teaching Hospitals; |
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| (xvi) a registered practising nurse elected by the nursing officers in the Department of Ayurveda ; |
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| (xvii) a registered practising nurse elected by the nursing officers in the private sector. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts