Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts24. (1) A failure by a registered veterinary surgeon to pay a fee that became payable by him or her under section 17 of the Principal Act as in force immediately before the commencement of this Act shall be taken to be a failure to pay a fee that became payable under section 25 of the Principal Act as amended by this Act.
(2) A veterinary surgeon who was not registered under the Principal Act immediately before the commencement of this Act because his or her registration was cancelled for a failure by the veterinary surgeon to pay a fee that had become payable by him or her under section 17 of the Principal Act as in force immediately before the commencement of this Act shall be taken to have had his or her registration cancelled for a failure to pay a fee which had become payable by him or her under section 25 of the Principal Act as amended by this Act.