The departmental or interdepartmental council of the order of nurses is composed as follows:
1° Where the number of nurses on the most recently published register is less than or equal to 3,000 :
a) Two pairs of full members and two pairs of alternates representing self-employed nurses ;
b) One pair of full members and one pair of alternates representing nurses employed in the private sector;
c) Two pairs of full members and two pairs of alternates representing nurses employed in the public sector;
2° Where the number of nurses on the most recently published register is greater than 3,000 and less than or equal to 6,000:
a) Two pairs of full members and two pairs of alternates representing self-employed nurses;
b) Two pairs of full members and two pairs of alternates representing nurses employed in the private sector;
c) Three pairs of full members and three pairs of alternates representing nurses employed in the public sector;
3° Where the number of nurses on the most recently published register exceeds 6,000:
a) Three pairs of full members and three pairs of alternates representing self-employed nurses;
b) Two pairs of full members and two pairs of alternates representing nurses employed in the private sector;
c) Four pairs of full members and four pairs of alternates representing public sector nurses.