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The Indian Veterinary Council Act, 1984

67 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. I — PRELIMINARY
  2. 1Extended to the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Union territory of Ladakh by Act 34 of 2019, s. 95 and the Fifth Schedule (w.e.f. 31-10-2019)
  3. 2Definitions
  4. II — INDIAN VETERINARY COUNCIL
  5. 3Establishment and composition of the Council
  6. 4Mode of election of members
  7. 5Term of office of President, Vice-President and members
  8. 6Cessation of membership
  9. 7Casual vacancies
  10. 8Resignation
  11. 9Meetings of the Council
  12. 10Vacancies in the Council not to invalidate acts, etc
  13. 11Appointment of Secretary and other officers or servants
  14. 12Executive Committee and other Committees
  15. 13Fees and allowances
  16. 14Information to be furnished by the Council and publication thereof
  17. 15Recognition of veterinary qualifications granted by veterinary institutions in India
  18. 16Recognition of veterinary qualifications granted by veterinary institutions in countries with which there is a scheme of reciprocity
  19. 17Section 17
  20. 18Power to require information as to courses of study and examinations
  21. 19Inspection of veterinary institutions and examinations
  22. 20Appointment of visitors
  23. 21Withdrawal of recognition
  24. 22Minimum standards of veterinary education
  25. III — INDIAN VETERINARY PRACTITIONERS REGISTER
  26. 23Indian veterinary practitioners register
  27. 24Registration in the Indian veterinary practitioners register
  28. 25Issue of certificate of registration
  29. 26Registration of additional qualifications
  30. 27Removal of names from the Indian veterinary practitioners register
  31. 28Person enrolled on Indian veterinary practitioners register to notifychange of place of residence or practice
  32. IV — PRIVILEGES OF REGISTERED VETERINARY PRACTITIONERS
  33. 29Privileges of persons, who are enrolled on the Indian veterinary practitioners register
  34. 30Right of persons who are enrolled on the Indian veterinary practitioners register
  35. V — DISCIPLINE
  36. 31Professional conduct
  37. VI — STATE VETERINARY COUNCILS
  38. 32Establishment and composition of State Veterinary Councils
  39. 33Inter-State agreements
  40. 34Composition of Joint State Veterinary Councils
  41. 35Incorporation of State Veterinary Councils
  42. 36President
  43. 37Mode of elections
  44. 38Terms of office and causal vacancies
  45. 39Resignation
  46. 40Executive and other Committees
  47. 41Fees and allowances
  48. 42Appointment of Registrar and other officers or servants
  49. 43Information to be furnished by State Veterinary Council
  50. VII — REGISTRATION
  51. 44Preparation and maintenance of State veterinary practitioners register
  52. 45First preparation of register
  53. 46Qualifications for entry on preparation of register
  54. 47Scrutiny of applications for registration
  55. 48Renewal fees
  56. 49Removal from the register
  57. 50Restoration to State veterinary register
  58. 51Printing of State veterinary register
  59. VIII — MISCELLANEOUS
  60. 52Transfer of registration
  61. 53Bar of jurisdiction
  62. 54Issue of duplicate certificates
  63. 55Penalty for falsely claiming to be registered
  64. 56Misuse of titles
  65. 57Practice by unregistered persons
  66. 58Failure to surrender certificate of registration
  67. 59Cognizance of offence
  68. 60Bar of suit and other legal proceedings
  69. 61Payment of part of fees to Council
  70. 62Accounts and audit
  71. 63Appointment of Commission of Inquiry
  72. 64Power of Central Government to make rules
  73. 65Power of State Government to make rules
  74. 66Power to make regulations
  75. 67Repeal and saving