Section 5
of Veterinary Surgeons Order, 2005
Section 5
(1)
The Council shall consist of the following members –
(a)
the Director of the department ex officio, who shall be the chairman;
(b)
(i)
a senior veterinary officer of the department;
(ii)
3 veterinary surgeons who are public officers;
(iii)
2 veterinary surgeons who are in private practice, to be appointed by the Minister, with the approval of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan.
(2)
No person shall be appointed to be a member unless such person is either a citizen of Brunei Darussalam or a person to whom a Residence Permit has been granted under regulations made under the Immigration Act (Chapter 17).
(3)
The period of appointment of members appointed under paragraph (b) of subsection (1) shall be 3 years but they shall be eligible for re-appointment.
Incorporating amendments until S 12/2018
(Cleancopy) Norhasnani/Bb/fiqah/Karimah_as of 06.05.2019
NOTE: amendment on P1S1, P12S2, P17S2 [11.05.2019]
Softcopy emailed to Siti Noor Hazimah on 22.07.2019
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BLUV as at 8th March 2018
(4)
Any member who has been appointed by virtue of his capacity under any sub-paragraph of paragraph (b) of subsection (1) may at any time resign his office by letter addressed to the Minister.
(5)
A veterinary surgeon shall not be appointed to be a member –
(a)
if he has been convicted of any offence involving fraud, dishonesty or moral turpitude or of any offence punishable with imprisonment for a term of not less than 2 years; or
(b)
if he is an a undischarged bankrupt.
(6)
Notice of the appointments under paragraph (b) subsection (1) shall be published in the Gazette.
(7)
All acts done by the Council shall, notwithstandig any vacancy in the Council or that it is afterwards discovered that there was a defect in the appointment of any person purporting to be a member thereof, be valid as if no such vacancy or defect had existed.
Appointment of secretary.