Malaysia legislation
Section 39
Section 39
(2)
In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers, such regulations may prescribe—
(a)
the duties of the Registrar;
(b)
the form of the Register, the mode in which it shall be kept and the contents thereof;
(c)
the fees to be paid in respect of applications and proceedings under this Act and in respect of certificates and other documents issued under this Act and provide for such exemptions therefrom as the Council may deem appropriate;
(d)
the form and manner in which applications for registration and for annual practising certificates shall be made;
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(e)
the form of any certificate or any other document required for carrying out the purposes of this Act;
(f)
the manner of proof of qualifications in veterinary medicine;
(g)
the management of the property of the Council and the audit of its accounts;
(h)
the appointment of and the duties to be performed by the
Secretary;
(i)
the issue of veterinary certificates of illness or soundness;
(j)
the securing of legal advice by the Council, the provision of legal advisers therefor, the qualifications and functions of such legal advisers and the remuneration to be paid to them;
(k)
the receipt of complaints or information touching any disciplinary matter that may be inquired into by the
Council and the establishment of a Committee to be known as the Preliminary Investigation Committee to make a preliminary investigation into complaints or information touching any disciplinary matter that may be inquired into by the Council and to determine whether or not there shall be an inquiry by the Council;
(l)
the prohibition of a member of such Preliminary
Investigation Committee who is also a member of the
Council from attending any meeting of the Council whilst it is inquiring into a complaint or information, in the preliminary investigation of which he took part; and
(m)
the procedure to be followed in relation to—
(i)
the submission of complaints and information to the Preliminary Investigation Committee;
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(ii)
the preliminary investigation of any complaint or information by the Preliminary Investigation
Committee;
(iii)
the formulation of charges arising out of complaints and information;
(iv)
the reference to the Council by the Preliminary
Investigation Committee of cases arising out of complaints and information;
(v)
disciplinary inquiries held by the Council.
Repeal