Section 22 of the Principal Act is amended as follows:

(a) by omitting from subsection (1) "January" and substituting "July" ;

(b) by omitting from subsection (1) "that year" and substituting "the financial year commencing on that date" ;

(c) by inserting the following subsection after subsection (1) :

(1A)  If a person does not pay the relevant fee before 1 July, the Board may require payment of an additional late fee.

(d) by inserting in subsection (2) ", and any additional late fee," after "that fee" ;

(e) by inserting in subsection (3) ", and any additional late fee," after "fee" ;

(f) by inserting in subsection (3) "or her" after "his" ;

(g) by inserting the following subsection after subsection (3) :

(4)  A person who was, immediately before the commencement of section 9 of the Veterinary Surgeons Amendment Act 2015 , registered as a veterinary surgeon is to pay one half of the relevant fee for registration for the period from 1 January to 30 June 2016, inclusive.