Order · As enacted · 5 parts
Veterinary Surgeons Order, 2005
Part I
Preliminary
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
s 1Citation, commencement and long title
( 1)
This Order may be cited as the Veterinary Surgeons Order, 2005 and shall commence on a date to be appointed by the Minister, with the approval of
His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan, by notification published in the
Gazette.
The long title of this Order is "An Order to provide for the registration and regulation of the practice of veterinary surgeons and for purposes connected therewith or incidental thereto".
s 2Interpretation
In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires
"certificate" means an Annual Practising Certificate issued under subsection
of section 24;
"chairman" means the chairman of the Council;
"Council" means the Brunei Darussalam Veterinary Council established under section 3;
"department" means the Department of Agriculture;
"member" means a member of the Council;
"Minister" means the Minister designated by His Majesty the Sultan and
Yang Di-Pertuan to be responsible for veterinary matters;
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"practice of veterinary medicine" means fa) to diagnose, treat, correct, change, relieve or prevent animal disease, deformity, defect, injury or other physical or mental conditions including the presription, administration or application of any drug, medicine, biologics, apparatus, anaesthetic or other therapeutic or diagnostic substance of technique, and the use of any manual or mechanical procedure for artificial insemination 1 for testing for pregnancy, for correcting sterility or infertility or to render advice or recommendation with regard to any of the matters referred to in this paragraph or to do any other act recognised to be a duty of a veterinary surgeon;
fb) to represent, directly or indirectly, publicly or privately, an ability and willingness to do any act described in paragraph (a); or
to use any title, words, abbreviation or letters in a manner or under circumstances which is likely to induce any person to believe that the person using them is qualified to practice veterinary medicine;
"register" means the Register of Veterinary Surgeons referred to in subsection t1) of section 14;
"registered" means registered in the register under subsection !3) of section 17;
"Registrar" means the Registrar of Veterinary Surgeons appointed under section 13;
"veterinary medicine" includes veterinary medicine per se, surgery, animal husbandry and all other branches or specialities of veterinary medicine;
"veterinary surgeon 11 means any person who holds any of the qualifications specified in the First Schedule.
Part II