Indian Veterinary Council (Amendment) Rules, 2019

No: ---- Dated: Nov, 29 2019

MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

(Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying)

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 29th November, 2019

G.S.R. 888(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 64 read with section 4 of the Indian Veterinary Council Act, 1984 (52 of 1984), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Indian Veterinary Council Rules, 1985, namely:-

1. (1) These rules may be called the Indian Veterinary Council (Amendment) Rules, 2019.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the Indian Veterinary Council Rules, 1985 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), for rule 16, the following rule shall be substituted, namely:-

“16. Voting.—(1) If the number of duly nominated candidates for election does not exceed the number of members to be elected, the Returning Officer shall forthwith declare such candidates duly elected.

(2) If the number of such candidates exceed the number of members to be elected, the Returning Officer shall fix a period of not exceeding seven days for election of members through online voting.

(3) For online voting, the eligible voter has to follow the following procedure, namely:-

(i) he may login with his registered number in the Indian veterinary practitioners register ;

(ii) after login, he shall receive one time password (OTP) on his mobile number registered with the State veterinary council or the Veterinary council of India ;

(iii) on entering such one time password, the voter shall be able to see a list of contesting candidates and then he may vote by ticking () as many candidates as there are seats to be filled by the election;

(iv) after voting, voter shall get an acknowledgment that he has completed the voting process successfully;

(v) after voting, voter shall be automatically logged out and re-voting is not possible.”;

3. In the said rules, rules 17 and 18 shall be omitted.

4. In the said rules, for rule 19, the following rule shall be substituted, namely,-

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