Section 18: Amendment of Veterinary Council (Election) Rules 1953, etc.

(1) Without prejudice to section 17 of this Act, the Veterinary Council (Elections) Rules 1953 shall, until replaced by rules made under paragraph 8 of the First Schedule to this Act, remain in force as though made under the provisions of that paragraph and shall have effect subject to the amendment specified in subsection (2) of this section.
(2) In rule 2 of the said Rules of 1953, for all words from the beginning to the words "Registrar shall", there shall be substituted the following-
"2. Subject to the provisions of the First Schedule to this Act, whenever a vacancy occurs among the elected members of the Council, and that vacancy is required under this Act to be filled by a fresh election, the registrar shall."