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Animal Health Act, 2002 (Act No. 7 of 2002)

18. Services rendered by national executive officer

 

(1) Subject to subsection (2), and whenever the owner or user, as the case may be, of any land, or the owner of an animal or thing applies in the prescribed manner to the national executive officer—
(a) for the rendering of advice by the national executive officer to such person regarding the fitness or the health of;
(b) to effect or perform any examination or controlled veterinary procedure or any other act connected with a controlled purpose, in respect of; or
(c) for a prescribed certificate of fitness or health in respect of,

that land, animal or thing, as the case may be, the national executive officer may render such advice, effect or perform such examination or performance, or issue such certificate or refuse to issue it, as the case may be.

 

(2) The national executive officer is not obliged to render any service referred to in subsection (1) if the required officers, equipment or accommodation for the animal or thing at a place, institution or quarantine station necessary for the purpose is not available to the national executive officer.

 

(3) Subject to subsection (4), the person to whom a service is rendered under this section must pay the prescribed fee to the national executive officer in respect of the service rendered.

 

(4) The national executive officer may exempt a person referred to in subsection (3) from the payment of fees referred to in that subsection if the rendering of the relevant service—
(a) is in accordance with the policy aims of the department regarding the promotion of animal health;
(b) is in the interest of the livestock industry in the Republic;
(c) is necessary due to an abnormal morbidity or mortality of animals; or
(d) is necessary as a result of an unusual animal disease affecting or that can affect an appreciable number of animals.