Section 50 of the Principal Act is amended as follows:

(a) by inserting in subsection (1) "or a veterinary services partnership" after "services company" ;

(b) by omitting paragraph (a) from subsection (1) and substituting the following paragraph:

(a) the Board must, by notice served on the company or partnership, require the company or partnership to appear before the Board;

(c) by omitting paragraph (c) from subsection (1) and substituting the following paragraph:

(c) the company or partnership may appear before the Board by a member or an officer of the company or partnership authorised for that purpose by the company or by a partner in the partnership.

(d) by inserting in subsection (2) "or veterinary services partnership" after "services company" ;

(e) by inserting in subsection (2) "or partnership" after "the company" ;

(f) by inserting in subsection (3)(a) "or veterinary services partnership" after "company" ;

(g) by inserting in subsection (3)(b) "or partnership" after "company" ;

(h) by inserting in subsection (3) "or partnership" after "if the person appearing on behalf of the company" ;

(i) by inserting in subsection (5) "or partnership" after "company" .