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Veterinary and Para-Veterinary Professions Act, 1982 (Act No. 19 of 1982)

Regulations

Regulations relating to Veterinary and Para-Veterinary Professions

Part II : Registration of Persons

21K. Requirements for registration to practise the para-veterinary profession of veterinary physiotherapist

 

(1) Any applicant that applies for registration as a veterinary physiotherapist must submit the following documents:
(a) A certificate of competence in mathematics and physical science or biology/life sciences issued for school leaving purposes by a competent secondary level schooling authority of South Africa; or
(b) The relevant qualification as stipulated by the South African Veterinary Council.

 

(2) The degree referred to in regulation 21 which entitles a candidate to register as a veterinary physiotherapist must:
(a) Comprise of the completion of at least four academic years of study as a registered veterinary physiotherapy student;
(b) Be constituted of the exit level outcomes specified in the Table 10A; and
(c) Be constituted of the subject courses specified in Table 10B.

 

(3) Upon completion of the prescribed degree a registered veterinary physiotherapy student may, if the examining authority is satisfied that the provision of the Act and these regulations have been successfully complied with, be registered as a veterinary physiotherapist.

 

[Regulation 21K inserted by Notice 974 of 2017]