Singapore legislation

Clause 68

Interim Orders Committee may revoke, vary or replace interim order, etc.

(1)

This section applies if an interim order is made in a disciplinary case against a registered veterinarian under section 66(2) or this section.

(2)

The Council, the Registrar, a Complaints Assessment Committee or a Disciplinary Committee may recommend to an Interim Orders Committee to make any order under subsection (3) against the registered veterinarian.

(3)

After a review of an interim order under section 67 or after receiving a recommendation under subsection (2), the Interim Orders Committee that made, or reviewed, the interim order, or another Interim Orders Committee appointed in its place, may do any of the following:

(a)

revoke the order;

(b)

in the case of an interim restriction order — amend, vary or revoke any condition or restriction imposed by the order or impose any new or additional condition or restriction;

(c)

in the case of an interim restriction order — replace the interim restriction order with an interim suspension order (effective for the remainder of the period of the replaced interim restriction order), if satisfied that —

(i)

it is necessary for the protection of members of the public or is otherwise in the public interest, is in the interests of animal health or welfare or is in the interests of the registered veterinarian; or

(ii)

the registered veterinarian has not complied with any condition or restriction imposed by the interim restriction order;

(d)

in the case of an interim suspension order — replace the interim suspension order with an interim restriction order (effective for the remainder of the period of the replaced interim suspension order), if satisfied that all or any of following would be adequately served by an interim restriction order:

(i)

the protection of members of the public;

(ii)

the public interest;

(iii)

the interests of animal health or welfare;

(iv)

the interests of the registered veterinarian.

(4)

The Registrar must, as soon as practicable, give written notice to the registered veterinarian and the complainant of the decision under subsection (3), and the decision takes effect —

(a)

if the registered veterinarian was present or represented at the proceedings of the Interim Orders Committee — on the date the decision is made; or

(b)

in any other case — on the date of service of the notice on the registered veterinarian.

(5)

If a registered veterinarian whose registration is suspended under an interim suspension order has contravened the interim suspension order or any term specified for the interim suspension order —

(a)

the Interim Orders Committee that made, or reviewed, the interim suspension order, or another Interim Orders Committee appointed in its place, must extend the interim suspension order until the date on which the relevant proceedings for the disciplinary case are concluded (as specified in section 71(2)); and

(b)

the Registrar must, as soon as practicable, give written notice to the registered veterinarian of the extension.

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