REGULATION OF THE VETERINARY PROFESSION
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
Does the law define the following terms?
• "veterinary medicine";
• "veterinarian";
• "veterinary para-professional"; and
• "community animal health worker".
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Section 2. In this Act- "veterinary medicine" means a substance or composition of synthetic origin applied or administered to an animal. whether used for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic purposes or for the modification of an animal's physiological function or behaviour, or any substance or composition presented as having such properties or uses, and includes antibiotics, growth promoting substances and veterinary pesticides, such as those applied for control of diseases and ectoparasites of animals;
Section 2. In this Act- "veterinary officer" means the principal veterinary officer and includes any veterinary officer, livestock officer or livestock assistant of the Department of Agriculture authorised in writing by the principal veterinary officer to perform the functions of the principal veterinary officer.
Section 2. In this Act- "veterinarian" means a duly registered practitioner of veterinary medicine. "animal health assistant" means a person other than a veterinarian who is registered as an animal health assistant under. "Veterinary Medicine" includes obstetrics, dentistry and all other branches or specialities of veterinary science
Does the law establish or designate a veterinary statutory body (VSB) to regulate veterinary professionals?
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Section 3. (1) There is hereby established a body called the Veterinary Board, which shall have and may exercise and discharge the powers, duties and functions conferred upon this Act
