AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

Veterinary Surgeons (Amendment) Act 1999
No. 39 of 1999
	
An Act to amend the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1965
[Notified in ACT Gazette S43: 16 July 1999]
	The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as follows:
1. 	Short title 
	This Act may be cited as the Veterinary Surgeons (Amendment) Act 1999.
2. 	Commencement
	This Act commences on the day on which it is notified in the Gazette. 
3. 	Principal Act
	In this Act, “Principal Act” means the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1965.1
4. 	Constitution of board
	Section 7 of the Principal Act is amended—
	(a)	by omitting from paragraph (1) (a) “public servant” and substituting “chairperson”;
	(b)	by omitting subsection (2); and
	(c)	by omitting from subsection (3) “the member referred to in paragraph (1) (a)” and substituting “chairperson”.
5. 	Substitution
	Section 8 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section substituted:
“8. 	Term of office of chairperson
	The chairperson holds office during the pleasure of the Minister.”.
	
NOTE
Principal Act
1.	Reprinted as at 28 February 1995.
[Presentation speech made in Assembly on 6 May 1999]

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