Short title and commencement
(1) This Act may be cited as the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1974 and subject to subsection (2) shall come into force on such date as the Minister may by notification in the Gazette appoint, such date not being earlier than the date the notification is published in the Gazette. (2) The Minister may appoint a different date for Part VII to come into force, such date not being earlier than the date appointed under subsection (1).
Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— “annual practising certificate” means the annual practising certificate referred to in section 17; “Council” means the Malaysian Veterinary Council established under section 3; “Director General” means the Director General of Veterinary Services, Malaysia; “member” means a member of the Malaysian Veterinary Council; “Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for veterinary matters; “practice of veterinary medicine” means— (a) to diagnose, treat, correct, change, relieve or prevent animal disease, deformity, defect, injury or other physical or mental conditions; including the prescription, administration or application of any drug, medicine, biologics, apparatus, anaesthetic or other therapeutic or diagnostic substance or technique, and the use of any manual or mechanical procedure for artificial insemination, for testing for pregnancy, or for correcting sterility, or infertility, or to render advice or recommendation with regard to any of the above, or do any other act recognised to be a duty of a veterinary surgeon; (b) to represent, directly or indirectly, publicly or privately, an ability and willingness to do any act described in paragraph (a) above; (c) to use any title, words, abbreviation or letters in a manner or under circumstances which is likely to induce the belief that the person using them is a veterinary surgeon; “President” means the President of the Malaysian Veterinary Council appointed under subparagraph 1 (1) of the First Schedule; “public services” has the meaning assigned to it by Article 132 of the Federal Constitution and includes the service of any local authority or the service of any statutory authority exercising powers vested in it by federal or state law, and the expression “public service” shall be construed accordingly; “Register” means the Register of Veterinary Surgeons, Malaysia required to be maintained under section 11; “registered” means registered under section 12; “Registrar” means the Registrar of Veterinary Surgeons referred to in section 10; “veterinary medicine” includes veterinary medicine per se, surgery, obstetrics, animal husbandry and all other branches or specialities of veterinary medicine; “veterinary surgeon” means a person who holds any of the qualifications specified in Parts I and II of the Second Schedule.
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Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).