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The
ACT NO. III OF 1996
An Act to constitute the Veterinary Medical Council in
Pakistan
WHEREAS it is expedient to regulate the
registration, practice and conduct of the veterinarians to establish uniform
standards of basic and higher qualifications in veterinary medicine and surgery
and to constitute a Pakistan Veterinary Medical Council:
It is hereby enacted as follows:---
1. Short title, extent and commencement.—(1) This Act may be called the
Pakistan Veterinary Medical Council Act, 1996.
1. It extends to the whole of
2. It shall come into force at once.
2. Definition. In this Act, unless there is anything
repugnant in the subject or context,---
a. “Council”
means the
b. “member”
means a member of the Council;
c.
“register” means the register of veterinary practitioners maintained under
section 16;
d.
“regulation” means regulations made under section 23;
e. “prescribed”
means prescribed by regulations;
f.
“veterinary medicine” means modern scientific medicine and includes surgery and
obstetrics, as applicable to animals but does not include human medicine and
surgery; and
g.
“veterinary” means animal health and production.
3. Composition and incorporation of
the Council.—(1) There shall be constituted in accordance with the provisions
of this Act a Council to be known as the Pakistan Veterinary Medical Council.
(2) The Council shall be a body
corporate having perpetual succession and a common seal with powers to acquire,
hold and dispose of property and enter into contract and shall by its name sue
or be sued.
(3) The Counsil shall consist of,---
a. one
member from each Province to be nominated by the Provincial Government;
b. one
member each to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor of each University from
among the members of the veterinary and the animal husbandry faculty of the
University;
c. four
members to be elected from among themselves by the Central Executive Committee
of Pakistan Veterinary Medical Association, a society registered under the
Societies Registration Act, 1860 (XXI of 1860);
d. four
members to be nominated by the Federal Government of whom at least one shall be
member of the Remount Veterinary and Farms Corps;
e. one
member each to be nominated by the Head of each veterinary institution in
f. Animal Husbandry
Commissioner, Livestock Division, Government of
(4) No person shall be qualified to be
elected or nominated as a member of the Council unless,---
(i) he is
registered with the Council; and
(ii) he
possesses a recognized veterinary qualification obtained not less than five
years before his election or nomination:---
Provided that qualification at (i)
above shall not apply to a person to be elected or nominated for the first
Council, but such person shall get himself registered with the Council within
six months of its constitution.
(5)The headquarters of the Council
shall be at such place as the Council may determine.
4. Terms of office of member of
Council.—(1) A member shall hold office for a term of four years, but shall
be eligible to be re-elected or re-nominated.
(2) When the term of office of a member
is about to expire, his successor shall be elected or nominated, as the case
may be any time within three months before the term expires, but he shall
assume office only after expiry of the term of incumbent.
1. A member may, at any time, resign
his office by tendering his resignation in writing to the President of the
Council.
(4) A casual vacancy in the office of
member shall be filled in through election or nomination, as the case may be,
within three months of the occurrence of the vacancy.
(5) A member elected or nominated to
fill a casual vacancy shall hold office for the full term of four years.
(6) A member shall cease to hold
office, and his office shall be declared vacant, if he fails to attend three
consecutive meetings of the Council.
5. President and Vice-President.—(1) The Council shall have a President a
Vice-President to be elected by the members from among themselves.
(2) The President and the
Vice-President shall hold office for a term of four years.
6. Executive Committee.—(1) There shall be an Executive Committee of the
Council which shall consist of the President, the Vice-President and five
members to be elected by the Council from among its members.
(2) In addition to the powers and
duties conferred and imposed upon it by this Act, the Executive Committee shall
exercise such powers and discharge such duties as may be prescribed.
(3) In addition to the Executive
Committee, the Council may constitute such other committees for general or
special purposes as it may deem necessary to carry out the purposes of this
Act.
7. Officers and Servants of the
Council.—(1) The Council may appoint
such officers and servants as it may deem necessary to carry out the purposes
of this Act.
(2) All persons appointed or employed
by the Council shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of
section 21 of the Pakistan Penal Code (XLV of 1860).
8. Terms and Conditions of the
officers, etc. of the Council. The
Council may, with the previous sanction of the Federal Government, fix the
remuneration and allowances to be paid to the President, the Vice-President,
members and officers and servants of the Council.
9. Recognition of veterinary and
animal husbandry qualifications granted by.—(1) The qualifications granted by veterinary institutions in Pakistan
which are included in the First Schedule shall be recognized veterinary and
animal husbandry qualifications for the purpose of this Act.
Veterinary institutions in
(3) The notification referred to in
sub-section (2) may also direct that an entry shall be made in the last column of
the First Schedule against the veterinary qualification declaring that it shall
be a recognized qualification only when granted after a specified date.
10. Non-Pakistan veterinary
qualifications in Second Schedule to be recognized. The veterinary qualifications granted by veterinary
institutions outside
11. Arrangement for modifying the
Second Schedule.—(1) At any time the Council may enter into
negotiations with the appropriate authority in any State or country outside Pakistan,
for the settling of a scheme of reciprocity for the recognition of veterinary
qualifications, and in pursuance of any such scheme, the Federal Government
may, by notification in official Gazette, amend the Second Schedule so as to
include therein any veterinary qualification which the Council has decided to
recognize.
(2)The notification referred to in
sub-section (I) may also direct that an entry shall be made in the last column
of the Second Schedule against the veterinary qualification declaring that it
shall be recognized qualification only when granted after a specified date.
(3)The Federal Government, after
consultation with the Council, may, by notification in the official Gazette,
amend the Second Schedule by directing that an entry be made therein in respect
of any veterinary qualification, declaring that it shall be a recognized
qualification only when granted before a specified date.
(4) Where the Council has refused to
recognise any veterinary qualification which has been proposed for recognition
by any such authority, that authority may apply to the Federal Government, and
the Federal Government after considering such application and the
Council"s reason for such refusal, may, by notification in the official
Gazette, amend the Second Schedule so as to include such qualification therein
and the provisions of subsection (2) Shall apply to such notification.
(5) The Federal Government, after
consulting the Council, may, if it thinks fit, direct that a veterinary
qualification granted by an institution in a State or country outside
Pakistan, shall be a recognized qualification for such period and subject to
such conditions as may be specified in the direction, as it were mentioned, in
the Second Schedule notwithstanding the fact that a reciprocal scheme of
recognition has not been entered into between the Council and the appropriate
authority in that State or country as is referred to in sub-section (1).
12. Powers of the Council to certify
certain persons to be possessed of sufficient qualifications. If the Council is satisfied that a person is, by
reason of qualification granted by a veterinary institution outside Pakistan,
not included in the Second Schedule, and of experience gained in any ^part of
Pakistan, possessed of qualifications which entitle him to be recognized as
possessed of sufficient veterinary qualification for the purposes of this Act,
it may, with the approval of the Federal Government, certify that the person is
possessed of such qualification; and, on such certification by the Council,
the person shall be deemed to be possessed of recognized qualifications for
such period and subject to such condition as may be specified by the Council in
this behalf.
13. Power to require information as
to courses of study and examination. Every
veterinary institution in Pakistan which trains for, or grants, or both trains
for and grants, a recognized veterinary qualification shall furnish such
information as the Council may, from time to time, require as to,---
a. the
courses of the study and examination to be undergone in order to obtain such
qualification;
b. the
minimum age at which such courses of study can be undertaken on admission in
the institution;
c.
examination required to be undergone prior to such qualifications being
conferred; and
d. generally
as to the requisites for obtaining such qualifications.
14. Inspection of examination.—(1) The Executive Committee shall appoint such
number of inspectors as it may deem necessary,---
a. to attend
at any or all of the examinations held by veterinary institutions in Pakistan
for the purpose of granting recognised qualifications or in respect of which
recognition has been sought; and
b. to look
into research projects and technical facilities available at any veterinary
institution in
(2) The Inspector appointed under this
section shall not interfere with the conduct of any examination or research
studies, but he shall report to the Executive Committee on the sufficiency of
the examination or the research project which he attends and on the courses of
study and facilities of teaching and research provided by the institution at
different stages in respect of such examination, research and on any other
matters in regard to which the Executive Committee may require them to report.
(3)The Executive Committee shall
forward a copy of any such report to the institution concerned and shall also
forward a copy, with the remarks of such institution thereon, to the Federal
Government.
15. Withdrawal of recognition.—(1) When upon report of the Executive Committee, it
appears to the Council that the courses of study and examinations to be gone
through in any veterinary institution in Pakistan in order to obtain a
recognised veterinary qualification or that the standard of proficiency
required from candidates at any examination held for the purpose of granting
such qualification or standard of research studies and facilities is not such
as to secure to persons holding such qualifications the knowledge and skill
requisite for the efficient practice of veterinary medicine or to contribute to
the advancement of veterinary medicine, the Council shall make a representation
to that effect to the Federal Government.
1. After considering such
representation, the Federal Government shall forward it. alongwith such remarks
as it may choose to make, to the concerned institution with an intimation of
period within which the institution may submit its explanation to the Federal
Government.
2. On the receipt of the explanation or
where no explanation is submitted within the specified period, the Federal
Government may after making such further inquiry, if any, as it may think fit,
direct that the measures necessary to bring the teaching and research upto the
required standard be taken, or an entry shall be made in the appropriate
Schedule against the concerned institution declaring that any qualification
granted by such institution after the specified date shall not be recognised.
16. Maintenance of register.—(1) The Council shall maintain in the prescribed
manner a register in which shall be entered the names and other particulars of
persons possessing recognised veterinary qualifications whose application for
registration as veterinarian are from time to time granted by the Council.
(2) Every application for registration
under this Act shall be made to the Council in the prescribed form and be
accompanied by the prescribed fee.
(3) Every veterinarian registered under
this Act shall be entitled lo receive a certificate of registration from the
Council.
(4) A certificate of registration
issued under sub-section (3) shall, subject to the provisions of this Act,
remain in force until the thirty-first day of December of the year in which it
is issued and shall thereafter be renewable annually upon payment of the
prescribed fee.
17. Register to be public document. The register maintained under-section 16 shall be
deemed to be a public record within the meaning of the Qanoon-e- Shahadat, 1984
(P.O. No. 10 of 1984).
18. Penalty for fraudulent
representation or registration.—(1)
Whoever wilfully procures or attempts to procure himself to be registered under
this Act by making or producing or causing to be made or produced any false or
fraudulent representation or declaration, either orally on in writing, and any
person who assists him therein, shall be guilty of an offence punishable with
fine which may extend to five thousand rupees or with imprisonment for a term which
may extend to six months, or with both.
(2) Whoever falsely pretends to be
registered under this Act as a veterinary practitioner, not being registered
under this Act, uses with his name or title any words or letters representing
that he is so registered, irrespective of whether any person is actually
deceived by such pretense or representation or not shall be guilty of an
offence, punishable with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees or with
imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with both.
19. Privileges of registered members.—(1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in any other law for the time being in force, no person other than a
registered veterinary practitioner shall hold any veterinary position in private
or public sector.
(2) Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained in any other law for the time being in force, no certificate
required to be obtained from a veterinary practitioner shall be valid unless it
is issued by a person who is registered with the Council.
(3) No person shall be entitled to
recover any charge in any court of law for any vitro-legal advice or
attendance, or for the performance of any operation, or for any medicine
prescribed or supplied unless he is a registered veterinary practitioner.
20.Responsibility of a registered
person. Every person registered under
this Act shall notify any transfer of the place of his residence, employment or
practice to the Council within thirty days of such transfer.
21. Prohibition against use of
unregistered veterinary qualification.
No person shall use or publish with his name any title, abbreviation,
description or symbol, indicating or calculated to lead people to infer that he
possesses any veterinary qualification unless the same is recognized and
conferred upon him under this Act.
22.
Removal of names from the register.—(1)
The Council in its discretion may refuse to permit the registration of any
person or direct the removal altogether or for a specified period from the
register the name of any registered person who has been convicted of any such
offence as implies in the opinion of the Council a defect of character, or has
been held by the Council as guilty of infamous conduct in any professional
respect, or who has become incapable to practice veterinary medicine by reason
of physical or mental incapacity:---
Provided that no action shall be taken
under this sub-section, unless such person has been provided an opportunity of
being heard.
(2) The Council may direct that the
name of any person removed from the register under sub-section (1) shall be
restored.
(3) For the purpose of an inquiry under
sub-section (1), the Council shall be deemed to be a Court within the meaning
of the Qanoon-e-Shahadat, 1984 (P.O. No. 10 of 1984), and shall exercise all
the powers of a Civil Court for summoning the witnesses, for compelling the
production of documents and for issuing commissions.
23. Power to make regulations. The Council may,
with the previous sanction of the Federal Government, make regulations
generally to carry out the purposes of this Act, and without prejudice to the
generality of this power such regulations may provide for,---
(a) the
management of the property of the Council and the maintenance and audit of its
accounts;
(b) the summoning
and holding of the meetings of the Council, the time and places where such
meetings are to be held, the conduct of the business there at and the number of
members necessary to constitute a quorum;
(c) the
powers and duties of the President and Vice President;
(d) the mode
of the appointment of the Executive Committee and other committees, the
summoning and holding of the meetings, and the conduct of the business of such
committees;
(e) the
tenure of the office and duties of the officers and servants of the Council;
(f) the
appointment, powers, duties and procedures of inspectors;
(g) the
procedure of maintenance, compilation and publication of the register and, if
necessary, for opening of sub-offices or branches for this purpose;
(h) the
procedure of inquires under this Act;
(i)
prescribing a uniform minimum standard of courses of training for obtaining
graduate, and post-graduate qualifications included in the First Schedule;
(j)
prescribing minimum requirements for the content and duration of the courses of
study as aforesaid;
(k)
prescribing the conditions for admission to courses of training as aforesaid;
(l) prescribing
minimum qualifications and experience required of teachers, researchers for
appointment in professional institutions;
(m)
prescribing the standards of examinations, methods of conducting the
examinations and other requirements to be satisfied for securing recognition of
qualifications under this Act;
(n) prescribing
the qualifications and experience required of examiners for the examinations
antecedent to the granting of recognised qualifications;
(o) registration
of students at any professional institution, college or any university and the
fees payable in respect of such registration; and
(p) any
matter for which under this Act provision may be made by registration.
24. Information to be furnished by the council and
publication thereof.—(1) The Council shall furnish such reports, copies of its
minutes, abstract of its accounts, and other information to the Federal
Government as it may require.
(2) The Federal Government may publish
in such manner as it may think fit any report, copy, abstract, or other
information furnished to it under this Act.
25. Commission of inquiry.—(1)
Whenever it is made to appear to the Federal Government that the Council is not
complying with any of the provisions of this Act. the Federal Government may
refer the particulars of the complaint to a Commission "of Inquiry
consisting of three persons, two of whom shall be appointed by the Federal
Government, one being a Judge of a High Court and one by the Council; and such
Commission shall proceed to inquire in summary manner and to report to the
Federal Government as to the charge of default or of improper action being
found by the Commission to have been established, the Commission shall recommend
the remedies, if any, which are in its opinion necessary.
(2) The Federal Government may require
the Council to adopt the remedies, so recommended within such time as, having
regard to the report of the Commission, it may think fit: and if Council fails
to comply with any such requirements, the Federal Government may amend the
Regulations of the Council, or, make such provision or take such Other steps as
may seem necessary to give effect to the recommendations .of the Commission.
(3) A Commission of Inquiry shall have
power to administer oaths, to enforce the attendance of witnesses and the
production of documents,, and, shall have all such other necessary powers for
the purpose of any inquiry conducted by it as are exercised by a Civil Court under
the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Act V of 1908).
FIRST SCHEDULE
(See section 9)
RECOGNI2ED VETERINARY QUALIFICATION GRANTED BY THE
VETERINARY INSTITUTIONS IN
|
Institution Recognized Qualification Abbreviation
for Registration |
||
|
1. 2.
(i)
Faculty of Veterinary Science. |
Bachelor
of Veterinary Science. Bachelor of Science (Animal Husbandry.) Bachelor
of Veterinary Science and Bachelor of Animal Husbandry. Doctor of Veterinary
Medicine. Master
of Science. Master
of Science (Hons). Doctor
Of Philosophy. Doctor
of Veterinary Medicine.Master of Science. Master of Science. (Hons) Doctor
of Philosophy. |
B.V.Sc.
B.SC. (A.H) B.Sc.,B.Sc.
(A.H.) D.V.M M.Sc. M.Sc.(Hons) Ph.
D. D.V.M
M.Sc. M.Sc. (Hons). Ph.D. |
|
Institution Recognized Qualification Abbreviation for Registration |
||
|
1.
Faculty of Animal Husbandry 3.
Sindh Agriculture, University, Tandojam Faculty of Animal Husbandry and
Veterinary Science. 4.
5.
6.
Jinnah Post-graduate Medical Centre, |
Bachelor
of Science. (Hons) Animal Husbandry. Master of Science. Master of Science
(Hons). Doctor Of Philosophy. Doctor
of Veterinary Medicine. Master
of Science. Master of Science (Hons). Doctor of Philosophy. Master
of Science (Hons). Master of Philosophy. Master
of Science (Hons). Animal Husbandry. Master
of Philosophy. |
B.Sc.(Hons)
A.H M.Sc. M.Sc.(Hons) Ph.
D. D.V.M M.Sc.
M.Sc. (Hons). Ph.D. M.Sc.
(Hons). M. Phil M.Sc.
(Hons).A.H. M.
Phil |
Second Schedule
(See section 10)
RECOGNI2ED VETERINARY QUALIFICATION GRANTED BY THE VETERINARY INSTITUTIONS IN
PAKISTAN
|
Institution Recognized Qualification Abbreviation
for Registration |
||
|
1.
All State 2.
The |
Doctor
of Veterinary Medicine. Master
of Sciences in Animal Health. Master of Animal Sciences. Doctor Of Philosophy
in Animal Health. Doctor Of Philosophy in Animal Sciences. Master
of Science in Animal Health. Member of |
D.V.M M.S.
(A.H.) M.S.
(A.S.) Ph. D. (A.H.) Ph. D. (A.S.) M.Sc.(A.H.) M.R.C.V.S. |
|
3.
|
Master
of Science in Tropical Animal Health. Diploma
in Tropical Animal Health. |
M.Sc.
(T.A.H.) D.T.A.H |
|
Institution
Recognized Qualification Abbreviation for Registration |
||
|
4.
5.
Faculty of |
Master
f Science in Tropical Veterinary Science. |
M.Sc.(T.V.Sc). M.Sc.
(T.A.H.). F.R.C.V.S. |
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