Chapter IX MISCELLANEOUS

Every member of the Council, the Secretary, all officers and servants appointed under this Act shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Central Act 45 of 1860).

No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Government or the Council or its member or officer or other person in respect of anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act or the rules issued there under.

1. (1) The Government may, give to the Council general directions to be followed by the Council.
2. (2) In the exercise of its powers and performance of its duties under this Act, the Council shall not depart from any general directions issued under sub-section (1), except with the previous permission of the Government.

1. (1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the Government may, by order, do anything not in consistent with such provisions, which appear to them to be necessary or expedient for the purpose of removing the difficulty.
2. (2) No order under sub-section (1) shall be made after the expiration of a period of two years from the commencement of this Act.

1. (1) The Council may, with the previous approval of the Government, make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act or the rules made there under, for all or any of the following matter namely:-
   • (i) The time and place at executive committee shall hold its meeting and the manner in which such meeting shall be convened and held;
   • (ii) The courses and period of study and of practical training to be undertaken, the subjects of examination and standards of recognized qualification;
   • (iii) The recognition of any Institution for the purpose of such training and the granting of Diplomas to candidates passing the examinations;
   • (iv) Minimum criteria to be fulfilled for admission to these courses and the procedure to be followed in the selection of candidates;
   • (v) The standards of staff, equipment, accommodation, training and other facilities for education in the Institution;
   • (vi) The conduct of professional examinations, qualification of examiners and the conditions of admission to such examination;
   • (vii) the standards of professional conduct and etiquette and code of ethics to be observed by Para Veterinary and Allied Technician;
   • (viii) the procedure and conditions for recognition of qualifications.
2. (2) All regulations made under this section shall be published in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette.
3. (3) The Council may, with the previous approval of the Government by notification in the Gazette, at any time, modify, amend or cancel any such Regulations.

1. (1) The Government may by notification in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette, make rules to carry out all or any of the purposes of this Act, not inconsistent with any of the provisions contained therein.
2. (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, Government may make rules providing for;-
   • (a) the fees and other allowances payable to the President, Vice-President and other members of the Council under section 13;
   • (b) the method of appointment, qualifications, salary allowances and other conditions of services of the Secretary;
   • (c) the form of the registers and the particulars to be entered therein under section 21;
   • (d) the forms of applications and the fees to be paid under section 21;
   • (e) the form of the certificate to be issued under sub-section (5) of section 21 and the particulars which it shall contain;
   • (f) the payment of renewal fee and fine under section 22;
   • (g) the fee to be levied under section 24;
   • (h) the custody of the fund of the Council and the ancillary matters under section 29;
     • (i) any other matter which has to be or may be prescribed by rules made under this Act;
3. (3) Every rule made under this Act shall immediately after it is made, be laid before the State Legislature if it is in session, and if it is not in session, in the session immediately following for a total period of fourteen days which may be comprised in one session or in two successive sessions, and if, before the expiration of the session in which it is so laid or the session immediately following, the Legislature agree in making any modifications in the rule or in the annulment of the rule, the rule shall, with effect from the date of notification of such modification of annulment in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette is notified have effect only in such modify form or shall stand annulled, as the case may be, so however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule.