An Act to amend the Stock Medicines Act 1989 to make further provision for the regulation of stock medicines in relation to food producing species, to remove obsolete provisions and to make other amendments in connection with national competition policy reform; and for other purposes.
1 Name of Act
This Act is the Stock Medicines Amendment Act 2004.
2 Commencement
(1) This Act commences on a day or days to be appointed by proclamation, except as provided by subsections (2) and (3).(2) Schedule 2.2 commences on the day on which the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1986 is repealed.(3) Schedule 2.3 commences on the date of assent to this Act.
3 Amendment of Stock Medicines Act 1989 No 182
The Stock Medicines Act 1989 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.
4 Consequential amendment of Acts
Each Act specified in Schedule 2 is amended as set out in that Schedule.
Schedule 1 Amendment of Stock Medicines Act 1989
(Section 3)
[1]–[20] (Repealed)
[21] Section 43 Offences relating to advertising
Omit the section.
[22]–[43] (Repealed)
sch 1: Am 2006 No 58, Sch 4.
Schedule 2 Consequential amendment of Acts
(Section 4)
2.1
(Repealed)[1] Section 3 Definitions
Omit “veterinary surgeon” from the definition of prescribe in section 3 (1).Insert instead “veterinary practitioner”.
[2] Section 3 (1)
Omit the definition of veterinary surgeon. Insert instead:veterinary practitioner has the same meaning as in the Veterinary Practice Act 2003.
[3] Sections 6A (1) and 39B (1)
Omit “veterinary surgeons” wherever occurring.Insert instead “veterinary practitioners”.
[4] Sections 6A (2) and (4), 36A (3) (a), 37 (1), 39A (1) and (2), 39B (2), 39C, 39D (1)–(3), 39E, 39F, 40 and 41 (2)
Omit “veterinary surgeon” wherever occurring.Insert instead “veterinary practitioner”.
[5] Section 6A (4)
Omit “veterinary surgeon”. Insert instead “veterinary practitioner”.
[6] Sections 39A (1) (a) and (2) (a) and 39D (3)
Omit “veterinary surgeon’s” wherever occurring.Insert instead “veterinary practitioner’s”.
2.3
(Repealed)sch 2: Am 2006 No 58, Sch 4.