The Veterinary Council Act, 1979 (Single Document)
assam · 1980
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- S. 1The Royal Veterinary College, the United Kingdom
- S. 2Section 2 defines key terms used in the Assam Veterinary Council Act, 1979, including 'Council,' 'Director,' 'Hospital,' and 'Registered Veterinary Practitioner.'
- S. 3The section establishes the Assam Veterinary Council and designates it as an advisory body for veterinary and animal husbandry policies.
- S. 4Section 4 outlines the composition and election process for members of the Veterinary Council in Assam.
- S. 5Section 5 mandates the State Government to fill vacancies in the Council by nominating qualified practitioners if requisite members aren't elected.
- S. 6Section 6 disqualifies individuals from council membership if they are unregistered, convicted of a serious crime, insolvent, or of unsound mind, though the government can pardon serious crime disqualifications.
- S. 7Section mandates State Government to publish names of elected or nominated council members in official Gazette.
- S. 8The Council may permit a member to absent himself from the meetings of the Council for a period not exceeding six month
- S. 9Section 9 details conditions for a council member's seat to be vacated and procedures for removal due to misconduct.
- S. 10Section 10 mandates filling a vacancy on the Veterinary Council within three months through election or nomination.
- S. 11Section 11 details the term of office for members of the Veterinary Council, setting initial terms and subsequent three-year renewals.
- S. 12(1) (a) No business shall be transacted at a meeting of the Council unless a quorum of five members be present
- S. 13Section 13 specifies payment of expenses for Council members as prescribed by regulation.
- S. 14Section 14 authorizes the Veterinary Council to appoint a Registrar and other staff, with state approval, and determine their salaries and allowances.
- S. 15Section 15 allows the Veterinary Council to dismiss or punish appointed officials, with specific appeal rights and government sanction requirements.
- S. 16Section 16 mandates the Veterinary Council to periodically regulate and maintain the register of veterinary practitioners.
- S. 17Section 17 mandates the Registrar to maintain and update the Veterinary Practitioners register and remove inactive practitioners after six months of no response.
- S. 18Section 18 allows qualified veterinarians from other states to register in Assam if reciprocity is arranged, but registration can be refused based on Council or Government decisions.
- S. 19Section 19 empowers the Veterinary Council to request reports and examination access from veterinary or agriculture universities.
- S. 20Section 20 outlines the process for registration, renewal, and removal of veterinary practitioners from the register.
- S. 21Section allows registered veterinary practitioners to update their register with new titles or qualifications upon fee payment.
- S. 22Section 22 outlines the Veterinary Council's fee collection, expenditure, and financial management procedures, requiring government approval for fee rates and annual audit.
- S. 23Section allows dissatisfied individuals to appeal Registrar's refusal to register them to the Veterinary Council, whose decision is final.
- S. 24The Veterinary Council can remove fraudulent or incorrect entries from the Veterinary Practitioners' register after notifying and considering objections.
- S. 25Section 25 allows the Veterinary Council to remove practitioners from the register for criminal conviction or professional misconduct, but not for non-standard veterinary views.
- S. 26(1) An appeal shall lie to the State Government from every decision of the Council under Section 23 or 25
- S. 27Section 27 protects the State Government, Council, and its members from legal suits for actions done in good faith under the Act.
- S. 28Section 28 mandates the Registrar of deaths to notify the Veterinary Council of registered practitioners' deaths and exempts them from inquests.
- S. 29Section penalizes falsely claiming to be on the Veterinary Practitioners register with a fine up to 300 rupees.
- S. 30(i) No court other than the court of a Magistrate of the first class shall take cognizance of or try an offence under t
- S. 31Only registered veterinary practitioners can hold positions in government or public-funded institutions or establishments.
- S. 32Section 32 mandates that only registered veterinary practitioners can issue valid certificates, prescriptions, and expert evidence in veterinary matters.
- S. 33Section mandates the Registrar to publish a triennial list of registered veterinary practitioners and an annual supplement, with court presuming registration from the list.
- S. 34(1) The State Government may, after previous publication from time to time, make rules to carry out the purposes of thi
- S. 35Section 35 allows the State Government to issue necessary directions to the Council for implementing the Act.
- S. 36Section 36 allows the State Government to dissolve the Veterinary Council if it fails to fulfill its duties and to exercise its powers through another agency if necessary.
- S. 1979(b) It extends to the whole of the State of Assam