Indian Veterinary Council Rules 1985

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DEVELOPMENT (Deptt. of Agri. & Coopn.) New Delhi, the 23rd April, 1985 GSR. 458.--In exercise of the powers canterred | lion 84 read with section 4 of the tadian Velerinury Act, 1984 (52 of 1984), the Central Government niakes the following rules, namely ;— 1. Short titl and Commencenient.—(1) These rules be culled the Indian Veterinary Council Rules, 1985. (2) They shall come into force on the date of thei publicution in the Olliciul Guzette, 2. Definifions—(1) In these rules, unless the context Otherwise requires,— (a) ‘Act’ meuns the Indian Velerinury Council Act, 1984 (52 of 1984); : (b) ‘Form’ means a form appended to these rules; (c) ‘register’ means Indian Veterinary Practitioners’ Re gister maintained under Chapter Il of the Act; (d) ‘Returning Officer? meens uny ollicer unpuinted as such by the Centra! Government under tule 9 and includes uny Assistunt Returning Ollicer so uppuinted by the Central Government; (e) ‘Secretary’ means Secretary of the Council; (f) ‘section means a section of the Act. (2) Words and expressions used in these rules and met acpurntely defined here shall huve the sanic mewuing ons in the Act, , ~ 3. Notification for election to the Council—Fur the pur- pose of electing the members of the Council under Clause (f) G£ sub-section (3) of section 3 the Central Government shall. by °a notification published in Gazelte Of India, call upon the petsons enrolled in the Register to elect the said memibera in accordance with the provisions of these rules. 4. Preparation of. the roll.—{1) As soon as may be after the notification under rule 3 is issued the Secretary shall prepure the roll which shall contain the name of every person whose name is entered in the register. (2) The names of the clectors shull be arranged in the order in which they are entered in the register. 5. Publication of the roll in draft.—The Secretary shall publish the roll prepared under rule 4 in draft by making a copy ‘thereof available for inspection by displaying in the offices of all State Veterinary Councils and the Veterinary — ——— Council-of India. SS —— : 6. Period for lodging claims and objections.—Every claim for inclusion of a name in the roll and every objection to an entry therein shall he lodged within a period of fifteen davs from the date of publication of the roll in draft under , tule 5, 7. Form of claim and objection and the manner of thelr Jisposal.—(1) Every clalm shal! be siened hy the person who requires his name to be included in the roll. a “haber LL? woe 3 (i)): Segoe ow see “(Every objection to the inclusion of a name in the :oll shell be preterred by a person whose names is alreauy ‘uweltided in the roll and shall be countersipned by another person whose name is slso included in such roll, (3) Every claim or objection, us the case may be, shall be presented to the Registrar of the State Veterinary Council in whose register the name of the claimant has been included, or us the cuse muy be, [rom whose register the objector requires a name to be deleted, =< (4) The Registrar shall, befure the expiry of fifteen duys from the date of receipt of the claim Or objection, as the case may be, forward such claim or objection to the Secre tary with his remarks thereon, and, where it is considered Necessary, with amendments in the State Veterinary Register as provided under sub-section (4) of section 23, . (5) The Sceretary muy cither ullow or eeleet a claim. or objection; : . Provided thut u cuim or objection shull not be rejevicd Unless the person muking it iy given oun opportunity of Winking represcitution ugelnat such rejection, + (6) The dec cliuim ur objec ion of the Secretury allowing or rejecting uw ym snl! be final. 8. Final publication of the roll—(1) The Secretary shall, after disposing of the claims and objections under rule 7, Prepare a list of amendments to carry out his decisione under the said cule and to curry out any clericul or printing error and Other inaccuracies subsequently diseovered Or brought lo his notice in the roll. . (2) The Secretury shall Publish the roll together with the Jist of amendments by making o complete cony thereof available for inspection by displaying at the offices of the State Veterinary Councils and the Veterinary Council of India. ; 4 (3) On such publication the roll together with the list of amendments shall be electoral roll of persons who may elect the members of the council under clause -(f) or sub- section (3) of sectio;. 3. . (4) A copy of the roll together with the list of amehd- mens published under sub-rule (2) shall be sent by Secre- (ary to the Central Government. , 9. Returning Officer and Assistant Returning Officers.— (1) The Central Government shall, after receipt of :a copy of the electoral roll published under tule 8, desiznate or nominate a Returning Officer who shall be an officer of the Government. } (2) The Central Government may alao appolnt ane or Mure persuta, who shall be officers uf the Governinent, tu assist the Returning Officer in the performance of hig func: tions og Apristunt Returning Officers, (3) Every Asniatunt Returning Officer shnll, subject to ‘tho control af the Returning OMNicer, be competent ty perform all or any of the functions of the Returning Olilcer : Provided tint no Aanlatint Returnlog OMeer xahall perforny any of the funetions of the Retyrning Oliver whieh relate to the issue of voting panera, colnting of voting papers nnd Vecluration of reaulls of election, i ly zl 2 10. Appointment of dates for nomination, eftc.—(1) The Returning Officers shall, by nolification in the Officinl gazette, or in such other manner ns deemed fit, appoint,— (a) the date for-making nominations, which shall be the seventh day ofter the date of publication of the said ‘notification or, i¢ that day is a public holiday, the next succeeding day Which is. not :n - public holiday; (b) the time and the date for the scrutiny of nominations, which shall be the fifth dav after the last date for filing nominations or, if that dev is a nublic holi- dav. the next succeeding day which 4s not a public holiday; Vereen taww Akg Loesfima ia tun, 1183 (c) the last date tor withdrawal of cundidutures, which shall be the second day aller the uule for seruuny Of nominations, or if that day ty a public holiday, lhe neat succeeding day which is not u public holiday; . (d) the date on which a poll shall, if necessury, be taken, which shal! be a date not earlier {hun the thirty fifth day after the last date for withdruwal of candidatures; und (c) the date, time and place for counting of votes and - for, declaration of results which shall not be teyond the third day from the date of poll, (2) The notification, issued under sub-rule (1) shall also invite nomination. of candidates for election to the Council and specify the place at which the hominwtion pupers swe to be delivered, : Mp 1]. Presentatign of nomination paper and for valid nominntions—(1) On. or Under gliuse (a) of sub-rule (1) of rule 10 ench cuntdidate shall send by regbtered bovt wlth acknowledgement due or deliver In person to the returning oflleer sn nominution paper in Form 1, requirements belore the dite upponited (2) Every nomination Puper shall be subscribed by two electors, one na the Proposer und the other os the seconder and nssented by the candidate proposed and seconded hy them; , Provided that no elector shall subsyribe us proposer or seconder more nomination papers (hun there ure seitts (o be filled up. . Provided further that, if an elector subseribes fo mare number of numinution papers than there are seats to be filled up, the nomination Papers first received by the Returning Officer equal to the number of seats lo be filled up, shall, if they are otherwise in order, be held to be valid and, if all such nomination Papers subscribed by the same elector in excess of the number of seats to be filled up are received simultaneausly, all such nomination papers shall he held y:; be invalid. : (3) On receipt of each nomination paper, the returning offiger shall endorse thereon the date and hour of receipt. i 12. Rejection’ of nomination paper—A nomination paper which is not ‘received be‘ore the date Appointed by the Re- turning Officer in that behalf shall be rejected. 13. Scrutiny. of nomination papers—(1) On the date und the time appointed by the Returning Officer for the scrutiny of the nomination papers, the candidates and the proposer and the seconder of each candidate or other representatives “duly anthorised by the cunidates in thls Delile atiy ntivnal the ullve uf the Returnlug OMcer who aball allow them te examine the nomination ‘papers of all the candidates which “have been received by him ns sforcsnid, (2) The Returning Olticer shall exnmine the nontination Puners Uhuy recelved gad deelde ull questions which may arise us to the vulldity of wny nomination, und his decision thereon shnll be final, 14. Withdrawal of enodiduture, - (1) Any cinliviitty Withdraw fils cundiduture by notice in Willing signed hy him and delivered tu the Returning Ollicer before the date fixed under clause (c) of sub-rule (1) of rule 10. Vay (2) A candidate who has withdrawn his candidature shall not he allowed to cancel the withdrawnl sr to he renemins tect nan gnnclidute for the smme ¢leetion.———— 15, Publica om 7° the list of contesting candidates.—11) Towntediale!s atts- ae expiry af the period within Which candidatures may be withdrawn undem rule 14 the Returning OMicer shall nrepare pnd nublish a list. of contesting cundi dates, that is to say, candidates who were yulidly nominated and who have not withdrawn their candidature within the said period, (2) The said list shall contain the names in alphabetical order and the addresses of the canicsting candidates as piven in the nominntion papers. 1184 (3) The said list shail be published in- the Official Gazette and given wide publicity in such manner at the Re turning Officer deems if fit, 16, ‘The Voll—{1) If the number of duly nominuted candi dutes fur election does not’ exceed the number of members to be elected, the Returning Ollicer shall forthwith declure such cundidates or gandidutes to be duly elected, (2) Je the nuniber of such candidates exleeds the number of members to be so elected, the Returning Officer shull, not later than thirty duys before the dite appointed for , the poll, send by air'mail to every electur residing or prac lising aborad und ty post to every other elector j letter of intimation in Form IV together with a numbered declaration paper in: Form NI, a voting paper in Form JL containing the names of the candidates in alphabetical order and bear ing the Returning Ollicer's inilinls or fucsimile signature, 1 voling paper cover addressed to the Returning Officer and un ouler cover also addressed to the said Officer; Provided that. the voting paper and other connected papers may also be sent to any elector on his applying to the Re turning Officer for the same before the date appointed for the poll, if the Returning Officer is satisfied that the papers have not been sent to him. (3) A-certificute of posting shall be obtnined in respect of each such letter of intimation sent to an elector; (4) An elector who has not teceived the voting and other connected papers sent to him hy post or who has lomt then ur in whose cuse the papers before their return to the returning officer. huve been Inudevrtently-apollt, muy (ransmit a declaration in wriling to that effect und request the Returning Officer not later than fifteen days before the date appointed for the poll to send him fresh papers and. if the papers have been snoilt, ‘the spoilt papers shall ‘be returned (o the Returning Officer who shall cancel them on tevel, : (5) In every ease in which such fresh popere are issued, a mark shall be placed nguinst the number relating to the clector's name in the electoral roll to denote that fresh papers have been issued. ‘ (6) No election shall te invalid by reasor of the non receipt by an clector of his voling paper and other connec ted papers. ; (7) Each elector shall have the right to vote for ag many candidates as there are sets to be filled and the vote shall be non-transferable. (8) Every elector desirous of recording his vote shall, after filling up the declaration paper (Form I) and the Voting paper (Form TI) according to the directions given in the letter intimation (Porm IV), enclose the yating Paner in the voting: paper cover, stick up and enclose the said cover alongwith the declaration paper in the outer envelope ac dressed to the Returning Officer, und send the o'iter envelope by post at the elector’s own cost or by.kand to the Returniny Officer, so ns to reach.him not Jater the appointed time for closure of voting on the date fixed for the poll, (9) All envelops received after the said aay and hour shall be reiected. (10) On‘receipt by post -or by hand of the envelope containing the declaration paper and the closed cover containing the voting ~ paper,-the Returning Officer shall endorse on the outzr envelope the date and hour of receipt. 17, Opening of the cover.-(1) The Returning Officer shall open the outer envelopes—immediately -after the—appointed-— time for closure of voting on the date fixed for the poll at the place to which the envelopes are addvessed to him. (2) Any candidate may be present In person or muy send a representative duly authorised by him-in writing to be present at the time when the outer envelopes ore opened. 18. Reiection of voting nmaper covers.-(1) A voting puper cover shall be rejected hy the Returning Officer if,-— (n) the outer envelope contains no declaration paper outside the voling paper caver. or THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : MAY 4, 1985/VAISAKHA 14, 1907 [Pant H--See “) 4 (b), the declaration paper is no, ihe ome sent by the. Returning Officer, or (ce) the declarmtion paper is wot steed by the cleo, or (d) the voting paper is pliced outside the woling paper cover, or ‘ az (e) more thin ong deehindion paperser valuing paper cover hive been enclosey in one and the sm: outer envelope, (2) In euch cause’ of rejection, the word “rejected” shall , be endorsed on the volo paper cover and the declaration paper, The reasons for rejection shall also be recorded in ¥ brief, on. voting paper cover. (3) After satisfying himself that the electors have nfficed their wignntures to the deelustion papers, the Returning Ott cer shall keep all the declaration papers in safe custody pend ing disposal under rule 1. 19. Scrutiny and Counting of votes.—tl) On the date ap pointed for counting, the voline puper covers, other than those rejected under nile 18, shall be opened and the voting papers taken out and mixed together. : (2) ‘The voting papers vhall then be scrutinised and the valid votes counted. (3) Any candidate may be present in person or may send’ a representative duly authorised hy hint in Wrilitp ta Watch tho process of counting, (4) A voting puper shill be layalid if, — (n) it does not bear. th: Returning Officer's initials, or facsimile signature, or (b) n voter signs his name on the voling paper, or writes ony word on it, or mukes nny mark an it by whieh I heeomes recognizable ay his voting papery or (c) no vote is recorded thereon’ or fd) the oumber of votex recorded thereon exceeds the number to be slected: ar (c) it is void for uncertainty of the vote exercised: ar (f) the recording of the v: ote has been done at a place other than that provid td fo the purpose. . (5) The Returning Officer shall show the voting papers, if so Tequested, to the candidates or their authorised repre sentatives at the time of scrutiny and counting of votes. . @ Tf any candidate or his representative makes un ob jection to the acceptance of 4 voting paper on the ground that it does not comply with the specified requirements. or to the s Fejertion of a voting paper by the Returning Officer, it shall he decided at once by Returning Officer whose decision there on shall be final. ¥ . (7) The Returning OMcer shall nominate such nuniber of serutinizers as he thinks fit in accordanve with auch directions ds may be issued in this behalf by the Central Government, 20, Declaration of resulis—(1) When the counting of the votes has been completed, the Returnine Officer shall draw un a list of candidates in the order of hirhest voles polled by euch and shall declare the result of the successful candidates in that order according to the number of sents to be filled up. (2) Tf any candidate this declared to he clected refuses to accept election, then in the place of that candidate ene of the remaining candidates to whom the next largest: pumber of votes-have been siven shall be deemei! to have been elected, » and the same nrocedure shall be followed as aften as a vacancy is cunsed in this way, : (3) When there iy ctruntity of vates nmone any canfidates (he person or persons who shall be deemed ta have been clec ted shall be determined by Jot to he drawn by the Retnrnine Officer or anv other officer authorised hy him in such manner us he may delermine. (4) The Returning Officer shill, as saan ne the result is declured. inform ench successfil candidate af hig Feiner clec ed to the Council. ‘ P e " : iW Yl-nave ¥ (t)] i « * *2° "Voting papers to be retained.—Upon the competion of the counting and after the result has been dedared, the Re tuning Other shu! vent the yoting papery aud yll other ‘decumenty celuting to the election and whull retain the sume her a period Uf aid months mod shall not dewtray or enuge ta te destroyed the records sven alter. six months without -the previous concurrence of ihe Central Government. 22. Intimution of resulty of election —The Returning Ollicer holt Inthe the names of the elected eundiduter (othe Central Government, c 2). Nominution to the Council,—Pending prepurntion — of the Indjua Veterinury Pructitlonere register In ucvordunce with the provisions of the Act, the membery referred to in cluuse (g) of sub-section (3) of section 3 miny be nomiuuted by the Ceatral Government, FORM I (see rule 11) Nomination paper Election under clause (g) of sub-section (3) of section 3 of the Indian Velerinaty Council Act, 1984 (52 of 1984). '. Name of the candidate 2. Father’s name Age and Date of Birth * Zz ature of qualification istered Number (in the Veterinary Register} ——— Page No. in the Indian ' : \ ao Yeterinary Practitioners Register or its supplement (mentioning the year) in which the name appears, —————————— I OS . Serial No, in the roll Address : House Nu.nber ——————— Block/Street Number ——— Village/Town aaa Post Office PIN Code —— 3. Name of proposer 10, Signature of proposer Il. Registered No. of proposer in the State Veterinary Re gister and the page No. in the Indian Veterinary Prac titioners Register or its supplement (mentioning the year) in which the name appears. ~~ 12.-Serial No, in the roll 13. Name of Seconder 14. Signature of Seconder '5. Registered No, of seconder in the State Veterinary Register und the puge No, in the Indinn Velerinury Practitioners Register or its supplement (mentioning the yenr) in which the name appears: ' 16.. Serial No. in the roll Declaration by the Candidate : I hereby declare that I agree to. this nomination. (Signature of the candidate) This nomination paper was received by mie at (place) — — — ——————-7:1 (date) (time) —- at (Signature of Returning Officer) INSTRUCTIONS Nomination pape) whieh are nat povelved hy the Roturulag Olicer hefore (houry —— on the ——------ « ile will be invalld. . : RT CH/8S-~ 6 . Way Tint ark 4, byes/fure iy, 1007 htt LL8s FORM IL VOTING PAPER ives rule 16(2) Number to be Indicated, Serial Non af voting paper ®, inember(s) are tu be elected tu the Indian Veterinary Council Act, 1984 (52 of 1984) i ee Sorial Name aad Addresses of eradidittes Vole Nu, duly nonitmeted Initials/Facsimile sigaature of Resurning Officer, INSTRUCTIONS 1. Ench elector hus the right to vole for as many candidates as the number of members to be elected. 2. He shall vote by placing the mark ‘X’ opposite the name(s) of the candidate(y) whont he prefers, 3. The voting paper shall be invalid if— (a) it does not ber the Returning Officer's initials or facsimile signature; or : ‘(b) the voter signs his name or writes a word or makes any mark on it, by which it becomes re cognisable as his voting paper; or : * (c) no vote is recorded thereon; or (d) if the mark ‘X' is se placed as to render it doubt ful to which candidate it is intended to apply, or if it is placed against the names of «more , number of candidittes than required to be elected, FORM III (see mule 16(2} + Declaration Paper Election to the Indian Veterinary Council under section eae (g) of the Indian Veterinary Council Act, 1984 (52 of 1984) Eleetor's nanie Number on the State Vetcrinury Register » and Page number in the Indian Veterinary Practitioners Register or its supplement (mentioning the year) in which the name Uppeurs, Blector’s declaration I. (Name in full, and designation, if any) declare that I am an elector for the election of members to the Veterinary Council of India by (he cleotorate under clause (g) of sub-section (3) of section 3 OF the Indian Veterinary Council Act, 1984 (52 of {984) and that I have submitted no other voting paper at this election. Station Un Sipnaure Of Vectors... « * 1186 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : MAY 4, 1985/VAISAKHA 14, 1907 [Parr lI—Src *()] : FORM IV (e) more than one declaration paper or voting paper cover. have been cncloged in one and the same , (See rule 16(2)]} outer enveloped; or ds Letter of Intimation ‘ “W/O the declarntion is mot signed by the clector; or Sir/Madam, ‘The persuns whose neues we printed on the guclosed voting juper have been duly nominated ag candidates for election to the Veterinary Council of India under .section 3(3)(g) of the Indian Veterinary Council Act, 1984 (52 of 1984), Should you desire to vote at the election, 1 request that you will— : (a) fill up and sign the declaration paper (Form J1J); (b) mark your vole in the column provided for the purpose in the voting puper (Form Il) us directcd on the voting papery ; (c¢) enclose the voting paper in the smaller cover and lick it up; und (d) enclose the smaller cover and decluration paper in the outer envelope which is larger and on which my address is wready printed and return the sume to me by post at your cost or deliver it in person iu my office s0 as to reach me not later than on the of 19. % 2. Tho voting puper will be rejected if — — te (u)"the outer envelope enclosing (he voting pauper cover and the decluration puper in not sent by post or not dellverod in person In my offles or sevcived Luter thun the hour fixed for the closlng of the poll) or (b) the ouler- envelope containg no declaration paper oulside the similur cover; or ‘ (c) the voting paper ix plnced vutside the voting “puper cover; or ; : (d) tho dechiatlon paper da uot the une sent by the Returning Oflicer to the yoler; or (g) the voting paper is invalid. - 3, A voling paper will be invalid if— (i) it does not ben” the Returning Officer's initials of facsimile signature; or ‘ (ii) a voter signs his name on the voting paper, or writes any word on jt or makes any mark by which it beconicn recugnisis ble na hiy voting pauper; or (iii) no vole is recorded thereon; or (iv) the number of yotes recorded thereon exceedy the number to be fillet: or i(v) itis void for uncertainty of the vole exercised. +. Jf & voler inadvertently spoils a voting paper, he can return it, not later thao fifteen days before the date appointed for the poll, to the Returning Ollicer who will, if satisfied of such inadvertance, isaeel to him another voting paper. §, "thé seruliny und countlag of votes will begin on. (alate) nt ————— — ( nur). & No person sball be precat at the serutiny tl couuting, except the Returning Oller, such other permans is he may uppolst tu uysist hin, the cundidates or (hele duly authys ised representatives, Returning Olllcer ‘ [Ma, beZ 116/84 LD TO TS B.S. SARAO, Addl. Seey. PRINTED BY THE MANAGER, GOVT. OF INDIA PRESS, ING ROAD, NEW perimt-110064 AND PUBLISHED BY THE CONTROLLER OF PUDLICATIONS, DrLut-1!054, 1984 1 . ' Py > ‘ 4 i, a T e P o y ¥ sae B p