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members of The Council. The Governor shall also appoint two citi-
zens residing within the "area," selected at large, as members of The
Council.

(i) Ex officio members—[The Director of the State Department
of Planning, the Chairman-Director of the State Roads Commission,
the Chairman of the Metropolitan Transit Authority, or an alternate
chosen by the Authority, and the Chairman of the Maryland Port
Authority, or an alternate chosen by the Authority,] The Secretary of
the Maryland Department of State Planning, the Secretary of the
Maryland Department of Transportation, the Secretary of the Mary-
land Department of Natural Resources and the Secretary of the
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene THE SECRE-
TARY OF STATE PLANNING, THE SECRETARY OF TRANS-
PORTATION, THE SECRETARY OF NATURAL RESOURCES
AND THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE
shall serve ex officio as members of The Council, except that each
ex officio member may appoint an alternate as his representative to
The Council. EX OFFICIO MEMBERS AND THEIR ALTER-
NATES SHALL NOT HAVE VOTING RIGHTS AND POWERS.

(j) Voting rights and powers of permanent alternate members.—
Permanent alternate members of The Council, duly appointed in
accordance with the provisions of this article, shall have full voting
rights and powers, the same as regular members of The Council, when
sitting as members of The Council or any committee or subcommittee
thereof.

(k) Governor to be advised of appointments.—Each appointing
or designating authority, with the exception of the Governor, shall
within 5 days from the date of an appointment, advise the Governor
thereof.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1971.

Approved May 17, 1971.

CHAPTER 498
(House Bill 42)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 153C(c)
of Article 83 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1969 Replace-
ment Volume), title "Sales and Notices," subtitle "Retail Credit
Accounts Law," to provide that sellers or financial institutions
shall notify buyers, at the time of confirmation of establishment of
a retail credit account, of the buyer's rights under Section 153C
(g) of the Retail Credit Accounts Law.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 153C(c) of Article 83 of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1969 Replacement Volume), title "Sales and Notices," sub-
title "Retail Credit Accounts Law," be and it is hereby repealed and
re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows: