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The Indian Veterinary Council Act

An Act to regulate veterinary practice and to provide, for that purpose, for the establishment of a Veterinary Council of India and State Veterinary Councils and the maintenance of registers of the veterinary practitioners and for matters connected therewith.
1984
List of Chapters & Sections

  1. PRELIMINARY

  2. 1
     Short titles, extent and commencement
  3. 2
     Definitions

  • INDIAN VETERINARY COUNCIL

  • 3
     Establishment and composition of the Council
  • 4
     Mode of election of members
  • 5
     Term of office of President, Vice-President and members
  • 6
     Cessation of membership
  • 7
     Casual vacancies
  • 8
     Resignation
  • 9
     Meetings of the Council
  • 10
     Vacancies in the Council not to invalidate acts, etc
  • 11
     Appointment of Secretary and other officers or servants
  • 12
     Executive Committee and other Committees
  • 13
     Fees and allowances
  • 14
     Information to be furnished by the Council and publication thereof
  • 15
     Recognition of veterinary qualifications granted by veterinary institutions in India
  • 16
     Recognition of veterinary qualifications granted by veterinary institutions in countries with which there is a scheme of reciprocity
  • 17
     Special provisions in certain cases for recognition of veterinary qualifications granted by veterinary institutions in countries with which there is no scheme of reciprocity
  • 18
     Power to require information as to courses of study and examinations
  • 19
     Inspection of veterinary institutions and examinations
  • 20
     Appointment of visitors
  • 21
     Withdrawal of recognition
  • 22
     Minimum standards of veterinary education

  • INDIAN VETERINARY PRACTITIONERS REGISTER

  • 23
     Indian veterinary practitioners register
  • 24
     Registration in the Indian veterinary practitioners register
  • 25
     Issue of certificate of registration
  • 26
     Registration of additional qualifications
  • 27
     Removal of names from the Indian veterinary practitioners register
  • 28
     Person enrolled on Indian veterinary practitioners register to notify change of place of residence or practice

  • PRIVILEGES OF REGISTERED VETERINARY PRACTITIONERS

  • 29
     Privileges of persons, who are enrolled on the Indian veterinary practitioners register
  • 30
     Right of persons who are enrolled on the Indian veterinary practitioners register

  • DISCIPLINE

  • 31
     Professional conduct

  • STATE VETERINARY COUNCILS

  • 32
     Establishment and composition of State Veterinary Councils
  • 33
     Inter-State agreements
  • 34
     Composition of Joint State Veterinary Councils
  • 35
     Incorporation of State Veterinary Councils
  • 36
     President
  • 37
     Mode of elections
  • 38
     Terms of office and causal vacancies
  • 39
     Resignation
  • 40
     Executive and other Committees
  • 41
     Fees and allowances
  • 42
     Appointment of Registrar and other officers or servants
  • 43
     Information to be furnished by State Veterinary Council

  • REGISTRATION

  • 44
     Preparation and maintenance of State veterinary practitioners register
  • 45
     First preparation of register
  • 46
     Qualifications for entry on preparation of register
  • 47
     Scrutiny of applications for registration
  • 48
     Renewal fees
  • 49
     Removal from the register
  • 50
     Restoration to State veterinary register
  • 51
     Printing of State veterinary register

  • MISCELLANEOUS

  • 52
     Transfer of registration
  • 53
     Bar of jurisdiction
  • 54
     Issue of duplicate certificates
  • 55
     Penalty for falsely claiming to be registered
  • 56
     Misuse of titles
  • 57
     Practice by unregistered persons
  • 58
     Failure to surrender certificate of registration
  • 59
     Cognizance of offence
  • 60
     Bar of suit and other legal proceedings
  • 61
     Payment of part of fees to Council
  • 62
     Accounts and audit
  • 63
     Appointment of Commission of Inquiry
  • 64
     Power of Central Government to make rules
  • 65
     Power of State Government to make rules
  • 66
     Power to make regulations
  • 67
     Repeal and saving