1.—(1) The Council is to consist of—
(a)registrant members, that is members who are entered in the Register as a pharmacist or as a pharmacy technician; and
(b)lay members, that is members who—
(i)are not and never have been entered in the register of any regulatory body, and
(ii)do not hold qualifications which would entitle them to apply for registration under this Order.
(2) The members of the Council are to be appointed by the Privy Council.
(3) The Privy Council must ensure that, at any time, at least one of the members of the Council lives or works wholly or mainly in each of England, Scotland and Wales.
(4) Subject to sub-paragraph (5), before the Privy Council gives a direction to the Appointments Commission under section 60(1) of the Health Act 2006(1) to exercise any function of the Privy Council relating to the appointment of members of the Council, the Privy Council must consult the Council.
(5) The requirement to consult the Council in sub-paragraph (4) does not apply in respect of any direction given to the Appointments Commission by the Privy Council under section 60(1) of the Health Act 2006 to exercise a function of the Privy Council relating to the initial appointment of the first members of the Council.