Chapter VI RECOGNITION OF PARAVETERINARY AND ALLIED EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING INSTITUTIONS

1. (1) Subject to the provisions contained in sub-sections (2) to (6), no person shall establish a Para Veterinary and Allied Institution or conduct any Para Veterinary and Allied Course for preparing students to acquire any recognized qualification, without prior recognition by the Council.
2. (2) A person may apply for the recognition of a Para Veterinary and Allied Institutions to the Secretary of the Council in such forma and shall be accompanied by such fee, as may be prescribed.
3. (3) On receipt of the application made under sub-section (2), the Secretary to the Council shall conduct such enquiry in such manner as may be prescribed and shall, by order grant recognition or reject the application for recognition in such manner as may be prescribed.
4. (4) The educational and training institutions conforming to the standards fixed by the Council by regulations made under this Act, alone shall be given recognition in such manner as may be prescribed.
5. (5) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), all institutions conducting Para Veterinary and Allied Courses as on the date of commencement of this Act shall apply for recognition to the Council within three months from the date of commencement of this Act. If the institution applying for recognition does not conform to the standards fixed by the Council in this regard, temporary recognition may be granted to the institution subject to the condition that the facilities in accordance with the standards fixed by the Council shall be provided within a period of one year from the date of grant of temporary recognition.
6. (6) If the institution does not provide the facilities in accordance with the standards fixed by the Council, within the period specified therein the temporary recognition granted under sub-section (5) shall be withdrawn forthwith.

Where, on the basis of a report of a Committee appointed by the Council in this behalf, it is satisfied that an institution recognized under this Act. –

1. (a) has failed to comply with conditions of recognition; or
2. (b) there exists any of the grounds which would have entitled to refuse the application for recognition, the Council may by order withdraw such recognition; provided that, before such withdrawal of recognition, the Council shall give an opportunity to the person managing that institution for making his representation.

1. (1) The Council on representation or otherwise may recognize any Diploma or Certificate awarded by any University, Council or Institution established under any law for the time being in force to be recognized qualification for the purposes of this Act.
2. (2) Where a qualification is recognized under sub-section (1), the Government shall, by notification in the Andhra Pradesh gazette, declare the same as equivalent qualification for the purposes of this Act.

1. (1) The Council may appoint either on regular or ad-hoc basis such number of officers as it may deem necessary, to inspect any institution for the purposes of granting recognition under this Act.
2. (2) The officers referred to in sub-section (1) shall also be empowered to conduct periodical inspections of the recognized institutions to ensure that the required standards are being maintained by them.
3. (3) The Secretary or any officer authorized by the Council may enter into the premises of any recognized institutions to make any inquiry or inspection which is authorized by or provisions of this Act or of any rule or regulation or order made there under.
4. (4) The Manager and employees of a recognized institution and its employees shall be bound to offer to the officers of the Council such access at all reasonable times, to the premises of such institution and to all documents and materials as may in the opinion of such officers be necessary to enable them to discharge their duties under this section.