Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Permission for establishment of new Para-veterinary institution.- (1)Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act,- (a) no person shall establish a Para-veterinary institution; and (b) no Para-veterinary institution shall- (i) open a new or higher course of study or training which would enable astudent of such course or training to qualify himself for the award of any recognized Para- veterinary qualification; or 10 THE HIMACHAL PRADESH PARA-VETERINARY COUNCIL ACT, 2010 (ii) increase its admission capacity in any course of study or training, except with the previous permission of the State Government obtained in accordance with the provisions of this section. Explanation.- For the purposes of this section, the expression “person” includes any University or a Trust but does not include the State Government. (2) Every person or Para-veterinary institution shall, for the purpose of obtaining permission under sub-section (1), submit to the Council a scheme in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (3). (3) The scheme referred to in sub-section (2) shall be in such form, containing suchparticulars, preferred in such manner and accompanied with such fee, as may be prescribed. (4) On receipt of a scheme by the Council under sub-section (2), the Council may obtain such other particulars as may be considered necessary by it from the person or the Para-veterinary institution concerned and thereafter, it may- (a) if the scheme is defective and does not contain any necessary particulars, give areasonable opportunity to the person or institution concerned for making a written representation and it shall be open to such person or Para-veterinary institution to rectify the defects, if any, specified by the Council; and (b) consider the scheme, having regard to the factors referred to in sub-section (8), andsubmit the scheme together with its recommendation thereon to the State Government. (5) The State Government may, after considering the scheme and the recommendations of the Council under sub-section (4) and after obtaining, where necessary, such other particulars asmay be considered necessary by it from the person or institution concerned, and having regard tothe factor referred to in sub- section (1), either approve with such conditions, if any, as it may consider necessary or disapprove the scheme and any such approval shall be a permission under sub-section(1): Provided that no scheme shall be disapproved by the State Government, except after giving the person or institution concerned a reasonable opportunity of being heard: Provided further that nothing in this sub-section shall prevent any person or Para-veterinary institution whose scheme has not been approved by the State Government to submit a fresh scheme and the provisions of this section shall apply to such scheme as if such scheme has been submittedfor the first time under sub-section (2). (6) Where, within a period of one year from the date of submission of the scheme to theCouncil under sub-section (2), no order passed by the State Government has been communicated tothe person or institution submitting the THE HIMACHAL PRADESH PARA-VETERINARY COUNCIL ACT, 2010 11 scheme, such scheme shall be deemed to have been approved by the State Government in the form in which it had been submitted to the Council and accordingly, the permission of the State Government required under sub- section (1) shall also bedeemed to have been granted. (7) In computing the time limit specified in sub-section (6), the time taken by the person orinstitution concerned submitting the scheme in furnishing any particular called for by the Council, or State Government, shall be excluded. (8) The Council, while making its recommendations under clause (b) of sub-section (4)and the State Government while passing an order, either approving or disapproving the schemeunder sub-section(5), shall have due regard to the following factors, namely :- (a) whether the proposed Para-veterinary institution or the existing Para-veterinary institution seeking to open a new or higher course of study or training, shall be in aposition to offer the minimum standards of Para-veterinary education as prescribed by the Council under section 26 of this Act; (b) whether the person seeking to establish a Para-veterinary institution or the existingPara-veterinary institution seeking to open a new or higher course of study or trainingor to increase its admission capacity has adequate financial resources; (c) whether necessary facilities in respect of staff, equipment, training and other facilitiesto ensure proper functioning of the Para-veterinary institution or conducting the newcourse of study or training or accommodating the increased admission capacity havebeen provided or would be provided within the time limit specified in the scheme; (d) whether adequate veterinary hospital facilities, having regard to the number of studentslikely to attend such Para-veterinary institution or course of study or training or as aresult of the increased admission capacity, have been provided or shall be provided within the time-limit specified in the scheme; (e) whether any arrangement has been made or programme drawn to impart propertraining to students likely to attend such Para-veterinary institution or course of studyor training by persons having the recognized Para-veterinary qualifications; (f) the requirement of manpower in the field of practice of Veterinary medicine; and (g) any other factors as may be prescribed. (9) Where the State Government passes an order either approving or disapproving ascheme under this section a copy of the order shall be communicated to the persons or Para-veterinary institution concerned. 12 THE HIMACHAL PRADESH PARA-VETERINARY COUNCIL ACT, 2010