The Council consists of a maximum of 22 members, appointed by the Minister in the prescribed manner, of whom—
| (a) | one must be a traditional health practitioner appointed as the chairperson of the Council by the Minister; |
| (b) | one is the vice-chairperson of the Council and is elected by the members of the Council from amongst their number; |
| (c) | nine must be traditional health practitioners, one from each province, of whom each must have been in practice for not less than five years; |
| (e) | one must be appointed on account of his or her knowledge of the law; |
| (f) | one must be a medical practitioner who is a member of the Health Professions Council of South Africa; |
| (g) | one must be a pharmacist who is a member of the South African Pharmacy Council; |
| (h) | three must be community representatives; and |
| (i) | one must be a representative from each category of traditional health practitioners defined in this Act. |
