West Bengal Veterinary Practitioners Act, 1960
No: 22 Dated: Jan, 12 1961
THE WEST BENGAL VETERINARY PRACTITIONERS ACT, 1960
West Bengal Act XXII of 1960
An Act to provide for the registration of veterinary practitioners in West Bengal and for certain other matters connected therewith.
Whereas it is expedient to provide for the registration of veterinary practitioners in West Bengal and for certain other matters connected therewith;
It is hereby enacted in the Eleventh Year of the Republic of India, by the Legislature of West Bengal, as follows:-
CHAPTER I
Preliminary
1. Short title, extent and commencement. - (1) This Act may be called the West Bengal Veterinary Practitioners Act, 1960.
(2) It extends to the whole of West Bengal.
(3) It shall come into [force] on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
2. Definitions. - In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in die subject or context,-
(a) "Council" means the West Bengal Veterinary Council established under section 3;
(b) "Director" means the Director of Veterinary Services of the Government of West Bengal;
(c) "Member" means a member of the Council;
(d) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(e) "President" means the President of the Council, and includes a member of the Council chosen by the members to preside at a meeting of the Council in the absence of the President.
(f) "recognised veterinary qualification" means any of the veterinary degrees, diplomas or certificates included in the Schedule:
Provided that the degrees, diplomas and certificates granted by the Government or any other authority of any State in India outside West Bengal shall not be deemed to be recognised veterinary qualifications for the purposes of this Act unless, in pursuance of a scheme of reciprocity for recognition of veterinary qualifications, the Government of such State has, by notification, recognised for the purposes of that State, the degrees, diplomas and certificates granted by the Government and other authorities of West Bengal;
(g) "register" means the register of veterinary practitioners maintained under section 18;
(h) "registered veterinary practitioner" means a veterinary practitioner whose name is for the time being entered in the register;
(i) "Registrar" means the Registrar appointed under section 17;
(j) "regulation" means a regulation made under section 16;
(k) "Vice-President" means the Vice-President of the Council;
(l) "year" means a period of twelve months.
CHAPTER II
West Bengal Veterinary Council
3. Establishment of the Council. - (1) The State Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, establish a Council to be called the West Bengal Veterinary Council.
(2) The Council shall be a body corporate, with power to acquire, hold and transfer property, movable or immovable, and shall have perpetual succession and a common seal, and shall, by the said name, sue and be sued.
4. Constitutions of the Council. - The Council shall consist of the following members, namely:-
(a) The Director-ex-officio.
(b) The Principal of the Veterinary College, West Bengal-ex-officio,
(c) One member from each University in West Bengal elected by the members of the Faculty of the University dealing with
(d) Four members elected by registered veterinary practitioners from among themselves.
(e) Two members appointed by the State Government from among registered veterinary practitioners:
Provided that on the first constitution of the Council after its establishment, all the members of the Council other than the ex-officio members shall be appointed by the State Government from among practitioners of veterinary medicine or surgery in West Bengal.