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Veterinary Surgeons Order, 2005 · As enacted · Part II · Brunei Darussalam Veterinary Council

5. Members of Council

(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.

(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 yeqrs; or

(b)

if he is an a undischarged bankrupt.

[6)

Notice of the appointments under paragraph fb) 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 538

appointment of any person purporting to be a member thereof, be valid as if no such vacancy or defect had existed.

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