In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) Council means the Veterinary Council of India established under section 3;
(b) member means a member of the Council;
(c) prescribed means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(d) President means the President of the Council;
(e) recognised veterinary qualification means any of the veterinary qualifications included in the First Schedule or the Second Schedule;
(f) register means a register maintained under this Act;
(g) registered veterinary practitioner means a person whose name is for the time being duly registered in a register;
(h) regulation means a regulation made under this Act;
(i) State Veterinary Council means a Veterinary Council established under section 32 and includes a Joint State Veterinary Council established in accordance with an agreement under section 33;
(j) veterinary institution means any University or other institution within or without India which grants degrees, diplomas or licenses in veterinary science and animal husbandry;
(k) veterinary medicine means modern scientific veterinary medicine in all its branches and includes veterinary surgery and obstetrics;
(l) Vice-President means the Vice-President of the Council.
(a) Council means the Veterinary Council of India established under section 3;
(b) member means a member of the Council;
(c) prescribed means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(d) President means the President of the Council;
(e) recognised veterinary qualification means any of the veterinary qualifications included in the First Schedule or the Second Schedule;
(f) register means a register maintained under this Act;
(g) registered veterinary practitioner means a person whose name is for the time being duly registered in a register;
(h) regulation means a regulation made under this Act;
(i) State Veterinary Council means a Veterinary Council established under section 32 and includes a Joint State Veterinary Council established in accordance with an agreement under section 33;
(j) veterinary institution means any University or other institution within or without India which grants degrees, diplomas or licenses in veterinary science and animal husbandry;
(k) veterinary medicine means modern scientific veterinary medicine in all its branches and includes veterinary surgery and obstetrics;
(l) Vice-President means the Vice-President of the Council.
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Section 1 · Short titles, extent and commencement.Section 3 · Establishment and composition of the Council.Section 4 · Mode of election of members.Section 5 · Term of office of President, Vice-President and membersSection 6 · Cessation of membership.Section 7 · Casual vacancies.Section 8 · ResignationSection 9 · Meetings of the Council.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 17 Oct 2026. Source metadata reports last modification: 2025-06-02. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.