Veterinary Surgeons And Practitioners (Amendment) Law

Veterinary Surgeons And Practitioners (Amendment) Law A LAW TO AMEND THE VETERINARY SURGEONS AND PRACTITIONERS ACT, NO. 46 OF 1956 BE it enacted by the National State Assembly of the Republic of Sri Lanka as follows: Short title. 1. This Law may be cited as the Veterinary Surgeons and Practitioners (Amendment) Law, No. 11 of 1975. Amendment of section 2 of Act No. 46 of 1956. 2. Section 2 of the Veterinary Surgeons and Practitioners Act, No. 46 of 1956 (hereinafter referred to as the ” principal enactment “), is hereby amended, in subsection (1) thereof, by the substitution, for paragraph (c) of that subsection, of the following new paragraph: “(c) is the holder of the degree of Bachelor of Veterinary Science of the University of Ceylon or such other qualification approved by the Council. “ Replacement of section 6 of principal enactment. 3. Section 5 of the principal enactment is hereby repealed, and the following new section is substituted therefor: ” Period of validity of registration. 5. The registration of a person as a veterinary surgeon or a veterinary practitioner shall, notwithstanding anything to the contrary stated in the registration, be valid, till the thirty-first day of December of the year in which such registration is made. ” 4. Section 15 of the principal enactment is hereby amended, in subsection (1) of that section, by the substitution, for paragraphs (b) and (c) thereof, of the following new paragraphs:- ” (b) five registered veterinary surgeons elected by the registered veterinary surgeons; (c) two members of the academic staff of the University of Sri Lanka, who shall be registered veterinary Surgeons- (i) one of whom shall be the person who has overall responsibility for education in veterinary science in the University of Ceylon and who shall be elected by the Board of Governors of the University of Ceylon; and (ii) the other who shall be elected by the teachers of veterinary science who are registered veterinary surgeons from among themselves. Amendment of section. 18 of the principal enactment. 5. Section. 18 of the principal enactment is hereby amended, by the substitution, for subsection (3) of that section, of the following subsection: – “(3) No business shall be transacted at any meeting of the Council unless at least six members of the Council are present”. Replacement of section 29 of the principal enactment. 6. Section 29 of the principal enactment is hereby repealed, and the following new section is substituted. therefor: ” Insertion of additional qualifications. 29. A registered veterinary surgeon who obtains any qualification in addition to his qualifications specified in the Register shall, upon payment to the Registering Officer or the Registrar of such fee as may be determined by the-Minister until it is prescribed, be entitled to have such qualification added to his qualifications in the Register, where such additional qualification is approved by the Council. “. Replacement of section 34 of the principal enactment. 7. Section 34 of the principal enactment is hereby repealed, and the following new section is substituted therefor: ” Degrees, diplomas, &c. of veterinary surgeons. 34. No person shall add to his name any title, description of abbreviation which implies that he is the holder of a degree, diploma, licence or certificate which entitles him to practise any veterinary science unless he is the holder of the degree of Bachelor of Veterinary Science of the University of Ceylon or other qualification approved by the Council. “. Replacement of section 39 of the principal enactment. 8. Section 39 of the principal enactment is hereby repealed, and the following new section is substituted therefor: ” Decisions Of Council to prevail in matters not expressly provided for. 39. The decision of the Council on any matter not expressly provided for in this Act shall prevail.”. Amendment of section 41 of the principal enactment. 9. Section 41 of the principal enactment is hereby amended, by the insertion, immediately before the definition of ” prescribed “, of the following new definition: – ‘ ” Deputy Director Animal Production and Health ” means the person appointed to be or to act as the Deputy Director of Agriculture (Animal Production and Health): ‘ Repeal of the Schedule to then principal enactment. 10. The Schedule to the principal enactment is hereby repealed. Substitution of the word ” Sri Lanka ” for the word ” Ceylon “. 11. In the principal enactment, for the word ” Ceylon ” wherever that word occurs in that enactment, there shall be substituted the word ” Sri Lanka”