Mar. 17.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 667

2. INTERPRETATION.

In these regulations, if not inconsistent with the context,—
“ Board ” means the Veterinary Surgeons Board constituted under the said Act :
“ Registrar ” means the Registrar appointed under the said Act :
“ Veterinary Surgeon ” means any person duly registered under these regulations.

3. TRAVELLING AND LOCOMOTION EXPENSES AND FEE FOR ATTENDANCE.

(1.) The Board may pay to any member of the Board all travelling and locomotion expenses actually and reasonably expended by him in respect of attendance at meetings of the Board.

(2.) No claim of any member for travelling or locomotion expenses shall be recognized unless such claim shall be accompanied by a certificate of such member, setting out that he was engaged in connection with the business of the Board during the period claimed for. Such certificate shall be in the following form :—

I, [Full name, occupation, and address], hereby certify that I was engaged in connection with attendance at meetings of the Veterinary Surgeons Board on the day claimed for, and incurred the travelling and locomotion expenses indicated in the claim.

(3.) No payment of expenses under these regulations to any member shall be made unless such payment is first approved by a resolution of the Board.

(4.) The Board may pay to any member of the Board, not being a person in the employment of the New Zealand Government, the sum of two guineas for each day or part of a day while attending the meetings of the Board.

4. APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION.

(1.) Application for registration of veterinary surgeons shall be in accordance with Form A in the Schedule hereto.

(2.) Any notification required by the said Act or these regulations to be given to any applicant for registration, whether before or after registration, shall be sufficient if sent by registered-post letter signed by the Registrar addressed to the applicant at the address stated by him in his application, or any fresh address notified as hereinafter provided.

(3.) Any document submitted with an application for registration may be returned to the applicant by registered-post letter to the address given in the application, or to any fresh address notified as hereinafter provided.

(4.) Any applicant may, either before or after registration, by writing addressed to the Board, notify a fresh address and the Board may direct an entry of such fresh address to be made in the register.

5. REGISTRATION OF VETERINARY SURGEONS.

(1.) The Register of Veterinary Surgeons referred to in section 5 of the said Act shall be kept in accordance with Form B in the Schedule hereto.

(2.) The entries in the register shall be made in the order in which the directions to make the entries given under section 7 of the said Act are received by the Registrar.

(3.) The Registrar shall also keep (either bookwise or by means of a loose-leaf or card system), an alphabetical index of the names of the persons entered in the register, and such index shall be deemed to be a part of the register.

(4.) The qualifications by virtue of which a person is registered shall be sufficiently indicated by the usual abbreviation of any recognized certificate (including an indication of the institution by which the certificate is granted).

(5.) The direction in writing of the Board referred to in section 7 (2) of the said Act shall be sufficient if signed by the Chairman and given pursuant to a resolution of the Board.

(6.) The certificate of registration issued under section 8 of the said Act shall be in accordance with Form C in the Schedule hereto.

(7.) Any person may, on payment of the fee hereinafter prescribed, obtain a copy, certified under the hand of the Registrar, of the particulars entered in the register in respect of any person.

6. CANCELLATION OF REGISTRATION.

(1.) The name of every person removed from the register under section 10 of the said Act shall be published in the Gazette, and the Board may, if it thinks fit, state the ground of such removal.

(2.) Such publication shall take place after the time for appeal under section 11 of the said Act has expired, or if an appeal is lodged, after the decision of the Board of Appeal has been given or such appeal has been otherwise disposed of.

(3.) Every certificate of registration issued to any person whose name is removed from the register as aforesaid shall be returned to the Registrar by such person within one month from the date of the publication in the Gazette of the notification aforesaid.

(4.) Every person who, without just cause, fails so to return any certificate shall be liable to a fine not exceeding £5.

7. FEES.

(1.) The fee for registration, including a certificate of registration, shall be £2 2s., which must accompany the application for registration.

(2.) The fee for publication in the Gazette of the name of a registered veterinary surgeon shall be 5s., to be paid before the 1st March in each year.

(3.) The fee for a certified copy of an entry in the register shall be 5s.

SCHEDULE.

[Form A.
Veterinary Surgeons Act, 1926.—Form of Application for Registration.

THIS form is to be filled up as directed, and signed by the applicant, and posted to the Registrar, Veterinary Surgeons Board, Department of Agriculture, Wellington. Before filling in the form read extract from Act on back.

Should any original documents or examination certificates be sent with the application it is desirable that the letter be registered.

To the Veterinary Surgeons Board,—
I, [Insert full name], of [Insert full address], do hereby make application for registration under the Veterinary Surgeons Act, 1926, and I do solemnly and sincerely declare that,—

1. I was born on the [Insert date, month, and year].
2. That my education and practice of the profession as a veterinary surgeon are as follows :—
   [See back of form.]
3. I am [Insert names of degrees held or veterinary institutions or societies of which you are a member or associate member, giving dates of election].
4. I enclose sum of £2 7s., being £2 2s. fee for registration and for certificate, and 5s. fee for publication of my name in the New Zealand Gazette.

And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of the Justices of the Peace Act, 1908.

Signature of Applicant.

Declared at this day of 192 .

Justice of the Peace, Solicitor, or Notary Public.

To be filled up by Board
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Submitted to Board 192 .
Action taken
Registered No. 192 .
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Chairman.

Indorsement : Section 6 of the Veterinary Surgeons Act, 1926.

[Form B.
Register of Veterinary Surgeons.

[Form C.
Veterinary Surgeons Registration Board.—Certificate of Registration.

This is to certify that of , having satisfied the Board that he is of good character and repute, and that he is qualified as a veterinary surgeon within the meaning of section 6 of the Veterinary Surgeons Act, 1926, was on the day of 192 , registered as a veterinary surgeon under the Act.

Registrar.

F. D. THOMSON,
Clerk of the Executive Council.