1(1)The members of the Advisory Council, of whom there shall be not less than twenty, shall be appointed by the Secretary of State after consultation with such organisations as he considers appropriate, and shall include—
(a)in relation to each of the activities specified in sub-paragraph (2) below, at least one person appearing to the Secretary of State to have wide and recent experience of that activity ; and
(b)persons appearing to the Secretary of State to have wide and recent experience of social problems connected with the misuse of drugs.
(2)The activities referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(a) above are—
(a)the practice of medicine (other than veterinary medicine);
(b)the practice of dentistry ;
(c)the practice of veterinary medicine ;
(d)the practice of pharmacy ;
(e)the pharmaceutical industry;
(f)chemistry other than pharmaceutical chemistry.
(3)The Secretary of State shall appoint one of the members of the Advisory Council to be chairman of the Council.