22Annual registration fee

22 Annual registration fee

(1)  [Section 22 Subsection (1) amended by No. 43 of 2015, s. 9, Applied:09 Dec 2015] [Section 22 Subsection (1) amended by No. 43 of 2015, s. 9, Applied:09 Dec 2015] [Section 22 Subsection (1) substituted by No. 49 of 2011, s. 20, Applied:12 Dec 2012] A person registered under this Part before 1 July in a year must, before that date, pay to the Board the relevant fee for the financial year commencing on that date.

(1A)  [Section 22 Subsection (1A) inserted by No. 43 of 2015, s. 9, Applied:09 Dec 2015] If a person does not pay the relevant fee before 1 July, the Board may require payment of an additional late fee.

(2)  [Section 22 Subsection (2) amended by No. 43 of 2015, s. 9, Applied:09 Dec 2015] Where a person referred to in subsection (1) fails to pay the relevant fee as required by that subsection, the Board shall serve on that person a notice specifying a day on or before which that fee, and any additional late fee, is to be paid.

(3)  [Section 22 Subsection (3) amended by No. 43 of 2015, s. 9, Applied:09 Dec 2015] [Section 22 Subsection (3) amended by No. 43 of 2015, s. 9, Applied:09 Dec 2015] [Section 22 Subsection (3) amended by No. 49 of 2011, s. 20, Applied:12 Dec 2012] Where a person on whom a notice is served in accordance with subsection (2) fails to pay the relevant fee, and any additional late fee, on or before the day specified in the notice, the Board may cancel his or her registration under this Part.

(4)  [Section 22 Subsection (4) inserted by No. 43 of 2015, s. 9, Applied:09 Dec 2015] A person who was, immediately before the commencement of section 9 of the Veterinary Surgeons Amendment Act 2015 , registered as a veterinary surgeon is to pay one half of the relevant fee for registration for the period from 1 January to 30 June 2016, inclusive.