Executive Summary:
This notification, G.S.R. 456(E), published on May 9, 2017, amends the Indian Veterinary Council Rules, 1985, under the Indian Veterinary Council Act, 1984. The amendments concern election-related expenditures and the process of voting for council members. Key changes relate to the attestation and submission of voting papers and declaration forms.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Election Expenditure:**
* The Secretary of the Council can sanction election-related expenditures once the election notification is issued.
* **Voting Process Amendments:**
* **Submission Requirements:** Electors must enclose the voting paper in the voting paper cover, seal it with a cross signature over the pasting, and include it with the declaration paper and a self-attested copy of their valid registration certificate in an outer envelope.
* **Attestation:** The declaration paper must be attested by a gazetted officer of the state animal husbandry department in the elector's district. The attesting officer cannot be a candidate in the election.
* **Submission Method:** The outer envelope must be sent by registered or speed post from the elector's nearest post office at the cost of the Central Government.
* **Deadline:** The Returning Officer must receive the envelope no later than the appointed time for the closure of voting.
* **Returning Officer's Responsibilities:**
* Upon receiving the envelope, the Returning Officer must endorse the date and hour of receipt on the outer envelope.
* **Grounds for Rejection of Declaration Paper:**
* The declaration paper is not signed by the elector.
* The declaration paper is not attested by a gazetted officer of the state.
* The declaration paper is not received through post as specified.
* **Form Changes:**
* Form III (Declaration Paper) is substituted with a new version.
* Form IV (Letter of Intimation) is amended regarding reasons for declaration invalidation.
Impact Analysis:
* **Electors (Veterinarians):**
* Impact: Changes in the voting process, including attestation and submission requirements.
* Action Required: Follow the revised procedure for filling, attesting, and submitting voting papers and declaration forms. Ensure attestation by a qualified gazetted officer and timely dispatch via registered or speed post.
* **Returning Officer:**
* Impact: New responsibilities related to the receipt and endorsement of voting documents.
* Action Required: Implement the revised procedures for handling and verifying received voting envelopes, including checking for attestation and timely receipt.
* **Secretary of the Council:**
* Impact: Authority to sanction election-related expenditures.
* Action Required: Sanction election-related expenditures once the election notification is issued, according to the provisions of the rules.
* **Gazetted Officers of State Animal Husbandry Department:**
* Impact: Role in attesting declaration forms.
* Action Required: Attest declaration forms for electors, ensuring the elector signs the form in their presence, and provide their name and designation on the form.
Key Entities Referenced
Indian Veterinary Council Act, 1984: A legal act, specifically Act 52 of 1984, which provides the basis for the rules and regulations being amended in the notification.
Indian Veterinary Council Rules, 1985: The set of rules that are being amended by the current notification, established in 1985.
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare: The government ministry responsible for the Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, which issued the notification.
Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries: The department within the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare that is directly responsible for the content of the notification.
Veterinary Council of India: The organization responsible for maintaining standards in veterinary education and practice in India, and for maintaining the Indian Veterinary Practitioners Register.
Returning Officer: An official responsible for managing and overseeing the election process related to the Veterinary Council.
State Veterinary Council: A state-level organization responsible for registering veterinary practitioners within a specific state.
Shri Mihir Kumar Singh: The Joint Secretary (Jt. Secy.) who signed the notification on behalf of the government.
REGD. NO. D. L.-33004/99
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PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
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कृषि और ककसान कल्य ाण मत्रं ालय
(पश ुपालन, दग्ुध और म्् य पालन षिभाग)
अषधसचू ना
नई कदल्ली, 9 मई, 2017
सा.का.षन. 456(अ).—केंद्रीय सरकार, भारतीय पशु षचकक् सा अषधषनयम, 1984 (1984 का 52) की
धारा 4 के साथ पठित धारा 64 द्वारा प्रदत्त शषियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए भारतीय पशु षचकक् सा पठरिद न षनयम,
1985 का संशोधन करने के षलए षनम्न षलषतत षनयम ननाती ै, अथाात न :--
2. भारतीय पशु षचकक् सा पठरिद नषनयमों म,ें --
(1) षनयम 4 के उपषनयम (2) के पश्च ातन षनम् नषलषतत उपषनयम अंतस् थाषपत ककया एाएगा, अथाातन स--
“(3) पठरिद न का सषचि षनयमों के उपनंधों के अधीन पठरिद नके षनिााचन की एक नार सूचना एारी
ैोने के पश्च ातन षनिााचन स े संनंषधत यय की मंएूरी दगे ा ”
(2) षनयम 16 म,ें (क) षनयम 8 के ् थान पर षनम् नषलषतत षनयम रता एाएगा, अथाातन स--
“(8) अपने मत को अषभषलषतत करने की िांछा रतन े िाला प्र् येक षनिााचक ससं ूचना पत्र (प्रपप
4) में कदए गए षनदशे ों के अनुसार घोिणा पत्र (प्रपप 3) और मतदान पत्र (प्रपप 2) भरने के
पश्च ातन मतदान पत्र षलफाफे में मतदान पत्र को संलग्न करेगा, उस े षचपकाएगा और पेस्ट ंग के
ऊपर अपने षतरछे ै्त ाक्षर र करेगा तथा उक् त षलफाफे को उस षएले, षएसमें षनिााचक अिष्थ त ै,
के राज् य पशुपालन षिभाग के राएपषत्रत अषधकारी से सम् यकतस स् याषपत घोिणा और राज् य पश ु
षचकक् सा पठरिद न या भारतीय पशु षचकक् सा पठरिद न द्वारा एारी उसके षिषधमा य रषए्र ीकरण
3104 GI/2017 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
प्रमाणपत्र की ्ि तस स् याषपत प्रषत के साथ उसे ठरटनिंन ग िकफसर को संनोषधत नाैरी षलफाफे म ें
डालेगा तथा उसे अपने नएदीकी डाकघर से केंद्रीय सरकार द्वारा संदये लागत पर रषए्र ीकृत डाक
या ्प ीड पो्ट से भेएेगा षएससे िै ठरटनिंन ग िकफसर के पास ठरटनिंन ग िकफसर द्वारा मतदान के
षलए षनयत तारीत को समाप्त ैोने िाले षनयत समय से पूिा पहुचं एाए स
परंतु घोिणा प्रपप को स् याषपत करने िाला राएपषत्रत अषधकारी षनिााचन में ्ि यं अ् यथी न
ैों ”
(त) उपषनयम (10) के ् थान पर षनम्न षलषतत उपषनयम रता एाएगा, अथाातन स--
“(10) उपषनयम (8 म ें षिषनर्दष्ा ट षलफाफे की प्राषप् त पर, षएसमें घोिणा पत्र और मतदान पेपर को
अंतर्िाष् ट करन े िाला नंद षल़ाा़ाा ै, ठरटनिंन ग िकफसर नाैरी षलफाफे पर उसकी प्राषप् त की
तारीत और समय को पृष् िांककत करेगा ”
(3) षनयम 18 के तंड (ग) के ् थान पर षनम्न षलषतत तंड रता एाएगा, अथाातन स--
“(ग) घोिणा पत्र पर षनिाचा क द्वारा ै्त ाक्षर र नैक ककए गए ै य या राज् य के राएपषत्रत अषधकारी
द्वारा स् याषपत नैक ककया गया ै या षनयम 16 के उपषनयम (8) में यथा षिषनर्दष्ा ट डाक द्वारा
प्राप्त नैक ककया गया ै ”
(4) प्रपप 3 के ् थान पर षनम् नषलषतत प्रपप रता एाएगा, अथाातन स--
“प्रपप 3
[षनयम 16(2) दते ें]
घोिणा पत्र
भारतीय पशु षचकक् सा पठरिद न अषधषनयम, 1984 (1984 का 52) की धारा 3 की उपधारा (3) के तंड (छ) के
अधीन भारतीय पशु षचकक्स ा पठरिद नका षनिााचन स--
षनिााचक का नाम .........................
राज् य पशु षचकक् सा रषए्ट र में सं् या ...................................
और भारतीय पशु षचकक् सा यिसायी रषए्ट र या उसके अनुपूरकों (ििा का िणान करें) षएसमें उसका नाम दर्शात
ैोता ै, में पृष्ि सं् या ................................
षनिाचा क की घोिणा
मय ................................. (परू ा नाम और पदनाम यकद कोई ैो) घोिणा करता ह ं कक म य भारतीय पश ु षचकक्स ा
पठरिद न के सद् यों के भारतीय पशु षचकक् सा पठरिद न अषधषनयम, 1984 (1984 का 52) की धारा 3 की उपधारा
(3) के तंड (छ) के अधीन षनिााचकों द्वारा षनिााचन के षलए एक षनिााचक ह ं और मयने इस षनिााचन के षलए कोई
अ य मतदान पत्र प्र्त ुत नैक ककया ै
तारीत ...................
्थ ान ...................
षनिााचक के ै्त ाक्षर र ........................II (i) 3
स्य ाषपत करन े िाल े राएपषत्रत अषधकारी की घोिणा
मय ............................. (पूरा नाम) ....................... (पदनाम) घोिणा करता ह ं कक डा. ..................
(षनिााचक का नाम और पदनाम, यकद कोई ैों) न े मेरे समक्षर घोिणा प्रपप पर ै्त ाक्षर र ककए ै य
तारीत ...................
्थ ान ...................
राएपषत्रत अषधकारी के ै्त ाक्षर र ........................
नाम ..........................
पदनाम ........................
(5) प्रपप 4 के प रा 2 में प्रषिषष् ट (च) के ् थान पर षनम् नषलषतत रता एाएगा, अथाात न स--
“(च) घोिणा पत्र पर षनिााचक द्वारा ै्त ाक्षर र नैक ककए गए ै य या ्थ ानीय राएपषत्रत अषधकारी
द्वारा स् याषपत नैक ककया गया ै या षनयम 16(8) में यथा षिषनर्दष्ा ट डाक द्वारा प्राप्त नैक ककया
गया ै ”
[फा. सं. के-12052-7/1/2017-एलएच]
श्री षमषैर कुमार ससैं , संयुि सषचि
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
(Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 9th May, 2017
G.S.R. 456(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 64 read with section 4 of Indian Veterinary
Council Act Act, 1984 (52 of 1984), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules to amend the Indian
Veterinary Council Rules, 1985 namely:—
2. In the Indian Veterinary Council Rules,—
(1) in rule 4, after sub-rule (2), the following sub-rule shall be inserted, namely:—
“ (3) The Secretary of the Council shall sanction election related expenditure once notification for election
to the Council is issued under the provisions of rules.”
(2) In rule 16, (a) for sub-rule (8), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely:—
“ (8) Every elector desirous of recoding his or her votes shall, after filling up the declaration paper (Form III) and
the Voting Paper (Form II) according to the direction given in the letter of intimation (Form IV), enclose the voting
paper in the voting paper cover, stick up and put his or her cross signature over the pasting and insert the said cover
along with the declaration paper duly attested by any gazetted officer of the state animal husbandry department
located in the district where the elector is situated and a self attested copy of his or her valid registration certificate
issued by the State Veterinary Council or Veterinary Council of India, in the outer envelope addressed to the
Returning officer and send the same by registered or speed post from his or her nearest post office at the cost of the
Central Government, so as to reach to the Returning officer not later than the appointed time for closure of the
voting on the date fixed by Returning officer:
Provided that the gazetted officer attesting the declaration form is not a candidate himself for the election.”
(b) for sub-rule (10), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely:—4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
“(10) On receipt of the envelope specified in sub-rule (8), containing the declaration paper and closed cover
containing the voting paper, the Retuning Officer shall endorse on the outer envelope the date and hour of its
receipt.”
(3) in rule rule 18, for clause (c) the following clause shall be substituted, namely:—
“ (c) the declaration paper is not signed by the elector; or not attested by gazetted officer of state or not received
through post as specified in sub-rule (8) of rule 16.”
(5) for Form III, the following Form shall be substituted, namely:—
“Form III
(see rule 16 (2)
Declaration Paper
Election to the Veterinary Council of Indian under clause (g) of sub-section (3) of section 3 of the Indian
Veterinary Council Act, 1984(52 of 1984):—
Elector’s name…………………………………………….
Number on the State Veterinary Register………………………………….
And page number in the Indian Veterinary Practitioners Register……..
or its supplements (mentioning the year) in which his or her name appears. -------------------------------------------
Elector’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 the electorate under clause (g) of sub-section (3) of
Section 3 of the Indian Veterinary Council Act, 1984 (52 of 1984) and that I have submitted no other voting
paper at this election.
Date…………………………..
Place………………………….
Signature of the elector…………………………………
Declaration by the attesting gazetted officer
I………………………………(Name in full)………………………………(designation) declare that
Dr……………………………………………(Name of the elector and designation if any) has signed the
declaration form in front of me.
Date…………………………..
Place………………………….
Signature of gazette officer…………………………………
Name……………………………………..
Designation…………………………………….”
(6) In the Form IV, in para 2, for entries (f), the following shall be substituted, namely:—
“(f) The declaration is not signed by the elector; or not attested by the local gazetted officer or not received
through post as specified in sub-rule (8) of rule 16(8).
[F. No. K-12052-7/1/2017-LH]
SHRI MIHIR KUMAR SINGH, Jt. Secy.
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