(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in ~~~~~~r any other law for the 1 ime being in force, no certili- ~ ~ ~ ~ C I I O D C A .
cate required by any law, of rule to be signed or authenticated by a duly qualified veterinary practitioner, veterinary surgeon or veterinary officer sllalf be valid unless the person signing or authenticating such certificate is a registered veterinary practitioner..
(2) Except with the special sanctionm of the State Government no person other 'than a registered veterinary practitioner shall be competent to hold any appointment as a veteririary surgeon or veterinary officer in any veterinary hospital, infirmary or dispensary maintained wholly or partly by public or local 'funds.
32. Tf any person whose name is not entered i n Penalty on unrcgistertd the register falsely pretends that it is so entered, or pcrson uses in connection with his name or title any words or rcprcsenting ihnt hc is letters representing that his name is so entered, he rcgisitrcd.
shall, whether any person is actually deceived by s ~ c h representation or not, be punisl~able, on conviction, with fine which may extend to three hundred rupees.
33. No court other than the court of a Ma,' 01- C O U C ~ Y stiate of the First Class shall take cognizance of or ~~~~~~, try an offence under this Act. under this Act.
34. For the purpose of any inquiry under clause Procccdiw @) of sub-sect ion (3) of section 21, the Council shall '" io~ui"eS' have the porn ers of a Civil Court while disposing df suits under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908,. ,in v. otrws respect of the following matters, namely :- (Q) summoning and enforcing the attendance of any person and examirling him on oath;
(b) requiring the discovery and production of documents; . .
, (c) receiving evidence on affidavits; and . ,
(d) any other matter that may be prescribed.
, . , - - I71-73(n) U w 1 Power OE 35. The State Government may give to the State Council such directions as may be necessary for Oovemment carrying out the purposes of ibis Act and it shall be t o givc directions to the duty of the Council to comply with such directthe Council. tions.
Conrrol OP 36. If at any time it shall appear to the State thcCouncil Government that the Council has failed to exercise by the State ctoveromem. or has exceeded or abused any power conferred upon it, by or under this Act, the State Government may, if they consider such failure, excess or abuse to be of a serious character, notify the particulars therof to the Council; and if the Council faiIs to remedy such failure, excess or abuse within such time as may be fixed by the State Government in this behalf, they may, after giving the Council an opportunity of representing its case, dissoIve the Council and cause all or any of the powers and duties of the Council to be exercised and performed by such agency and for . . . suchperiod as they may think fit:
.. Provided that in the case of such dissolution of the Council, the State Government shall take steps as soon as may be convenient to reconstitute the Council in accordance with .the provisions of this Act.
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