Veterinary Surgeons Order, 2005 · As enacted · Part IV
Section 34
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
The Council may, in the exercise of its disciplinary jurisdiction, impose any of the following punishments -
Council
"Council" means the Brunei Darussalam Veterinary Council established under section 3;
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(a} order the name of a registered veterinary surgeon to be removed from the register;
registered
"registered" means registered in the register under subsection !3) of section 17;
(b/ order the name of a registered veterinary surgeon to be suspended from the register for such period as it may think fit;
register
"register" means the Register of Veterinary Surgeons referred to in subsection t1) of section 14;
order the registered veterinary surgeon to be reprimanded; or
(d/
make any order referred to in paragraph (a/, (b/ or (c} but suspend the enforcement thereof, subject to such conditions as the Council may think fit, for a period in the aggregate not exceeding 2 years, and may in any case, make such order as the Council thinks fit with regard to the payment of the costs of the Registrar, the registered veterinary surgeon or any complainant, and any costs awarded may be recovered as a civil debt.
!2)
Where the name of any registered veterinary surgeon is ordered by the
Council to be removed or suspended from the register under paragraph (a/ or (b)
of subsection ( 1), as the case may be, he shall within 5 days of the making of such order surrender to the Registrar his certificate including any recent certificate which he may have obtained from the Registrar and his certificate of registration:
Provided that where neither such veterinary surgeon nor his counsel were present before the Council at the time of the pronouncement of such order, the
Registrar shall give written notice to such veterinary surgeon of the order made by the Council and requiring that such veterinary surgeon shall surrender to him his certificate including any recent certificate which he may have obtained from the Registrar and his certificate of registration, within 7 days of the delivery of such notice at his registered address or at his last known address if that address differs from his registered address and it appears to the Registrar that such service will be more effective.
Where such registered veterinary surgeon fails to surrender his certificate and his certificate of registration within the time provided in subsection
certificate
"certificate" means an Annual Practising Certificate issued under subsection
, he is guilty of an offence.
!4)
The Registrar shall publish in the Gazette the name of any person removed or suspended from the register under paragraph (a} or (b) of subsection
Registrar
"Registrar" means the Registrar of Veterinary Surgeons appointed under section 13;
( 1), as the case may be, either -
(a/
on the expiry of the period of one month, if that person does not appeal against the decision of the Council under section 35; or
immediately after the decision of the Minister under section 35
upholding the decision of the Council if that person appeals against the decision of the Council under that section.
No person whose name has been removed from the register under paragraph fa} of subsection (1) shall thereafter be entitled to apply to be registered under this Order, but the Council may, if it thinks fi.t in any case to do so, on the application of the person concerned, order that the name of such person be restored to be register, and where the name of a person has been suspended from the register for a limited period only, such person shall be entitled at the expiration of such period to apply for the certificate of registration and the certificate (if the period for which it is issued is still valid) to be returned to him.
An application under subsection (5) shall be made in such form and manner and be accompanied by such documents, photographs and particulars as the Council may determine and by the fee referred to in subsection (2) of section 24.
Appeal against direction or order of Council.
Terms defined in s 2
certificate
Defined · s 2"certificate" means an Annual Practising Certificate issued under subsection
Council
Defined · s 2"Council" means the Brunei Darussalam Veterinary Council established under section 3;
Minister
Defined · s 2"Minister" means the Minister designated by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan to be responsible for veterinary matters;
register
Defined · s 2"register" means the Register of Veterinary Surgeons referred to in subsection t1) of section 14;
registered
Defined · s 2"registered" means registered in the register under subsection !3) of section 17;
Registrar
Defined · s 2"Registrar" means the Registrar of Veterinary Surgeons appointed under section 13;