Section 9 — Committees for Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani.

9. Committees for Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani.—
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[(1) The Central Council shall constitute from 

amongst its members,— 

(a) a committee for Ayurveda; 

(b) a committee for Siddha; and 

(c) a committee for Unani, 

and each such committee shall consist of members elected under clause (a) or clause (b) or nominated 

under clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section 3 representing the Ayurveda, Siddha or Unani systeme of 

medicine, as the case may be.] 

                                                           

1. The words in brackets shall stand substituted (date to be notified) by Act 43 of 2010, s. 4, to read as “, Unani or Sowa-Rigpa”. 

2. Sub-section (1) shall stand substituted (date to be notified) by s. 5, ibid.,to read as under:— 

“(1) The Central Council shall constitute from amongst its members,— 

(a) a committee for Ayurveda; 

(b) a committee for Siddha; 

(c) a committee for Unani; and 

(d) a committee for Sowa-Rigpa, 

and each such committee shall consist of members elected under clause (a) or clause (b) or nominated under clause (c) of        

sub-section (1) of section 3 representing the Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani or Sowa-Rigpa system of medicine, as the case may be.”. 



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(2) The Vice-President for each of the Ayurveda, Siddha 
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[and Unani] systems of medicine elected 

under sub-section (3) of section 3 shall be, respectively, the Chairman of the Committees referred to in 

clauses (a), (b) and (c) of sub-section (1). 

(3) Subject to such general or special directions as the Central Council may from time to time give, 

each such committee shall be competent to deal with any matter relating to Ayurveda, Siddha 
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[or Unani] 

system of medicine, as the case may be, within the competence of the Central Council.