Bill 86 (Legislature 15, Session 1)

L15 S1 1665

Alberta — Bills

No. 86- 1st Session, 15th Legislature, Alberta 12 Elizabeth II BILL 86 -A Bill to amend The Veterinary Surgeons Act HON. DR. Ross PrInted by L. S. WALL, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, Edmonton, AI'berta, 1964

Explanator.y Note 1. The Veterinary Surgeons Act, R.S.A. 1955, c. 359, amended. 2.

Definitions of "animal" and "veterinary medicine" are added.

Section 2, clause (

b) presently reads: "(by "cel'ltifi.cate at 'regi'stratton" means a cei"ti!~calte showing the l.l:()Ilderto be regUstered as a member of the association and entitled ,to practise as a veterinary surgeon or veterinarian;".

Section 4, clauses (

a) and (

b) presently read: "4. The object·s of the assooCiation .slhaJl be (

a) to encourage, promote and safeguard the health of livestock generally, (

b) to promote, enc:oorage and ,develop v.eterinary lSCience in the PrOVlD<Je and, Wl1JhlD Ithe provis-ions of ·this Act. to regUla.te the ethical practice thereof.

BILL No. 86 of 19,64

An Act to amend The Veterinary Surgeons Act (Assented to , 1964) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and ·consent of the Legisilative As,sembly of the Province of Alherta, enacts as follows: 1. The Veterinary Surgeons Act is hereby amended.

Section 2 is· amended (a) ,by relettering clause (

a) as clause (a1) and by addillg before the relettered dause (a1) the follow ing: . (a) "animal" means any living being of the animal kingdom other than a human being; (

b) as to clause (

b) by striking out the words "practise as a ve'terinary surgeon or veterinarian" and by substituting the words "practise vet-erinary medicine" , (

c) by adding the following clause after clause (I) : (g) "'veterinary medicine" means any professional service usually performed by a veterinary surgeon or veterinarian including (

i) the application of surgery or medicine to animals, (ii) the diagnosis or treatment of, and the prescribing, treating, mani'pulating or operating for the prevention, alleviation or correction of any disease, injury, pain, deficiency, deformity, defect, lesion, dis -order or physical condition .of animals, with or without the use of instruments, appliances, medicine, drugs, preparations or anaesthetics, and (iii) the giving of advice in respect of any of the matters mentioned in suhclauses (

i) and (ii), with a view to obtaining a fee or salary.

Section 4 is amended (

a) as to clause (

a) by striking out the words "live stock generally" and by substituting the word "animals" ,

Section 9, subsection (5) presently reads: "5. NotWlithstanding the provisions of this sooUon or of clause (

c) of

section 14, the counCil'} - (

a) may suspend the certificate of registl'8ltion of a.ny member who is in default of payment of his annurul fee, including leVlies and contriibutions, for a period of one year, and (

b) shall reinstate a ,certificate so suspended at any time upon pay ment of the fees in arreaI"S at the date of suspensdon and a further sum of five do~1ars.". The new subsection (5) reduces the period that the annual fee must be in default from 1 year to 3 months before a member may be suspended. Payment of the arrears cancels the suspension without any further act being necessary on the part of the council. s.

Section 12, subsection (1), clause (

b) presently reads: "12.

(1) The registrar shall regiSlter as a member every candidate qualifying under

section 18, (

b) who is a Canad,ian Citizen 00', if not, who has filed a declaration ()If intention under the Canadian Citizenship ACit, " ............. The reference to

section 18 is unnecessary as that

section deals with academic qualifications, a matter dealt with in clause (

c) of subsection (1) of

section 12.

Section 13 reads: "13.

(1) A person admiHed Ito membership by ttllrig a. declaration of intention under tl}e Canad.ianCitizenshLp Act, shall, within a. period of six years after registration, produce to ;the r&g1istrar a. certificate of citizenship granted him under :that Act and upon hilS fallure -to do SO hils name Shall :be erased from the register.

(2) Upon subsequently prodooing a. certificate of citizenship the pel'SlOn referred to in $ubsectlon (1) may bave his name restMed to the regi·ster." .

Section 13 is repealed as a result of the removal of clause (

b) of subsection (1) of

section 12. 7. Clauses (a), (

b) and (d)-Section 12 sets out the requirements for persons wishing to be registered, one of which pertains to academic qualifications.

Section 18 deals with academic qualifica tions only but subsections (4), (5) and (7) contain references im ... -plying that persons having academic qualifications are "entitled to registration". The references are thus removed to avoid any conflict with

section 12. (

c) The present subsection (6) is rewritten to make it clear that the General Faculty Council may issue the certificate of qualification. 2

(

b) by striking out clause (

b) and by substituting the following: (

b) to promote, encourage and develop veterinary science in the Province, (b1) subject to this Act, to regulate the practice of veterinary medicine in the Province.

Section 9 is amended by striking out subsection (5) and by substituting the following·:

(5) Notwithstanding anything in this

section or

section 14, the council may suspend a member who is in default of payment of an amount owing by him to the association as an annual fee, levy or contribution, for a period exceeding three months, and upon payment of the amount owing and a fee of five dollars, the suspension is thereby cancelled. 2

Section 12, subsection (1) is amended (

a) by striking out the words "qualifying under

section 18,", (

b) by striking out clause (b).

Section 13 is repealed.

Section 18 is amended (

a) as to subsection (4) by striking out the words "who is not entitled to registration under" and by sub stituting the words "other than an applicant re ferred to in", (

b) as to subsection (5) by striking out the words "and to be entitled to registration", (

c) by striking out subsection (6) and by substituting the following:

(6) The General Faculty Council may issue a cer tificate of qualification to any p,erson who does not have satisfactory qualifications under subsection (5) or (7) if that person passes the examinations prescribed by the General Faculty Council. (

d) as to subsection (7) by striking out the words "be qualified and entitled to registration" and by sub stituting the words "have satisfactory qualifica tions".

8. The present

section 21 reads: "21.

(1) A person who .is not duly regi.stered under the proVli,gions Q1f thi-s Act ShaH nOtt hold himself 'Out to be a registered vetel"inary surgeon or veteriharian.

(2) A person not registered under this Act sh.aiHnlOt (

a) append ,to his name "Veterinary Surgeon" or "Vieterlnarian" or any ahbreViiation th e,re of, o.r (

b) in any way pmCltis'eor pretend ,to practise as a veterinary surgeon (lr veterinarian ....

Section 21a is new. This provision will permit regulation by the council of any diagnostic or treatment service for animals where the service is operated by a corporation as a business or as part of its business.

Section 26, subsection (1) presently reads: "26.

(1) A per,SQn contravening anYQf the prov:isions of this Act is guilty of an offence and liable on

summary cQnvictiQn (a,;) for the .{Iirst 'Offence, to a fine lO,f not less than twenty and not more tl}an one hUDd,red doUaI"S ,or in defa.u:lJt 01 payment to j,mrprisQnment for a term IOf not more than two months, and (

b) f'Or ,the seclOnd or subsequent offence, to' a fdne of nOit less tlhan fifty and n'Ot more than twO. hundred dollars Q1r in defQlUlJt of payment Ito imprisonment rfor a term of not more than fQlu,r mQnths .... 10. Commencement of Act. 3

Section 21 is struck out and the following sections are substituted: 21. No ,person shall, unles8 he is a member of the associa tion and not suspended from practice, (

a) practise or pretend to practise veterinary medicine, (

b) hold himself out as a veterinary surgeon, veterin arian or a person entitled to practise veterinary medicine, (

c) use or assume the title, addition or de,scription of "veterinary surgeon" or "veterinarian", or any ab breviation thereof, or (

d) use or a.ssume any title, addition or description im plying that he is registered as a member of the as sociation or is recognized by law as ·a person en titled to practise veterinary medicine. 21a. No corporation shall operate a diagnostic or treat ment service for animals as a business or in conjunction with any other business carried on by it, except with the consent of the council and on such terms and conditions as the council may by by-law prescribe.

Section 26, subsection (1) is amended (

a) by striking out the word "and" at the end of clause (a), (

b) by striking out clause (

b) and by substituting the following: (

b) for the second offence, to a fine of not less than fifty dollars and not more than two hundred dollars or in default of payment to imprisonment for a term of not more than four months, and (

c) for the third and every subsequent offence to imprisonment for a term of not more than six months. 10. This Act comes into force on the first day of July, 1964. 3

No. 86 FIRST SESSION FIFTEENTH LEGISLATURE 12 ELIZABETH II 19-64 BILL

An Act to amend The Veterinary Sur2'eons Act Received and re-ad the First time Second time Third time HON. DR. Ross Title: 1964 (15th, 1st) Bill 86,

An Act to amend The Veterinary Surgeons Act

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