Consultation Document July 2017 | Page 64

• It is proposed that this bylaw-making power be removed as a result of the proposed concept of repealing provisions that mandate holding an annual general meeting. Provisions to be Moved from Regulation-Making Power to Bylaw-Making Powers • Governing the use of names and designations in the practice of veterinary medicine by members of the College • The proposal to move this provision from a regulation making power to a bylaw making power is because it is an administrative matter and as a result of advice from the College`s legal counsel that this is more appropriately dealt with in bylaw • Establishing a special category of membership for retired members and determining the rights, privileges, duties and obligations of such members • The proposal to move this provision from a regulation making power to a bylaw making power is made because it is more appropriately dealt with in bylaw Provisions to be Moved from the Act to a Bylaw-Making Power • Providing for the remuneration and indemnification of members of the Council and members of committees and every officer and employee of the College, and their heirs, executors and administrators, and estate and effects other than members appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council, and providing for payment of necessary expenses of the Council and committees in the conduct of their business. • This amendment is made as a result of legal counsel’s suggestion to move this provision from the Act to bylaw, to allow for agility and flexibility 64   Achieving a Modern Approach to the Regulation of Veterinary Medicine in Ontario