No. 23 Traditional and Alternative Medicine estimation of the members of the traditional and alternative health profession; "traditional health practitioner" means a person who is recognized by the community in which he lives as competent to provide health care by using plants, animal, mineral substances and other methods based on social, cultural and religious background as well as on the knowledge, attitudes and beliefs that are prevalent in the community regarding physical, mental and social well being and the cause of disease and disability; "traditional medicine" means a total combination of knowledge and practice, whether applicable or not, used in diagnosing, preventing or eliminating a physical, mental or social disease and which may rely exclusively on past experience and observation handled down from one generation to another orally or in writing; "traditional medicine remedy" means and includes any methods, processes, practices or any medicine consisting of a substance or a mixture of substances produced by drying, extracting, crushing or comminuting, compressing natural substance of a plant, animal or mineral origin or any part of such substances; "witchcraft" has the meaning assigned to it under the Witchcraft Ordinance. 2002 7 Cap 18 PARTII ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COUNCIL 4.-{ 1) There is established a Council to be known as the Traditional and Alternative Health Practice Council; Establishment of Council (2) The Council shall: (a) be a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal; (b) in its corporate name be capable of suing and being sued; and (c) for and in connection with the purpose of this Act be capable of holding, purchasing and otherwise acquiring and disposing of movable and immovable property; 5.-( 1) The Council shall be composed of: (a) a Chairman who shall be a person conversant with traditional or alternative medicine; (b) a legally qualified person from the Attorney General's Chambers; (c) four registered traditional health practitioners of whom one shall be a traditional birth attendant; and Composition of the Council