Veterinary Surgeons Act 1987
49Disciplinary powers of Board in respect of listed veterinary services entities
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49 Disciplinary powers of Board in respect of listed veterinary services entities
(1) [Section 49 Subsection (1) amended by No. 49 of 2011, s. 40, Applied:12 Dec 2012] [Section 49 Subsection (1) amended by No. 49 of 2011, s. 39, Applied:12 Dec 2012] [Section 49 Subsection (1) amended by No. 14 of 2002, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Sep 2002] *[Section 49 Subsection (1) amended by No. 67 of 1994, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ]*Where the Board makes a determination under section 46 in relation to a registered veterinary surgeon who is a member or officer of a veterinary services company or a partner in a veterinary services partnership, the Board may –
(a) [Section 49 Subsection (1) amended by No. 14 of 2002, s. 19, Applied:01 Sep 2002] [Section 49 Subsection (1) amended by No. 49 of 2011, s. 41, Applied:12 Dec 2012] order the company or partnership to pay a fine of such amount, not exceeding 50 penalty units, as it thinks proper or order it to pay such a fine and require it to give to the Board an undertaking under this section; or
(b) [Section 49 Subsection (1) amended by No. 14 of 2002, s. 19, Applied:01 Sep 2002] [Section 49 Subsection (1) amended by No. 49 of 2011, s. 41, Applied:12 Dec 2012] order that the company or partnership give to the Board an undertaking under this section.
(c) [Section 49 Subsection (1) amended by No. 14 of 2002, s. 19, Applied:01 Sep 2002] . . . . . . . .
(2) An undertaking given to the Board under this section is an undertaking –
(a) to comply, during such period as the Board specifies, with such conditions as it may specify; and
(b) [Section 49 Subsection (2) amended by No. 14 of 2002, s. 19, Applied:01 Sep 2002] that a person concerned in the management of the relevant veterinary services company or a partner in the relevant veterinary services partnership will, at any time within that period, appear before the Board when required by it to do so.