In this Act, unless the context otherwise indicates—

"animal"

means any vertebrate other than man;

"corporation"

means a close corporation incorporated as such in terms of the Close Corporations Act, 1984 (Act No. 69 of 1984);

[Definition inserted by section 1(a) of Act No. 19 of 1989]

"council"

means the council established by section 2;

"Minister"

means the Minister of Agriculture;

[Definition substituted by section 1(b) of Act No. 19 of 1989]

"officer"

means an officer as defined in section 1 of the Public Service Act, 1994 (Proclamation No. 103 of 1994);

[Definition substituted by section 1(a) of Act No. 10 of 2002]

"para-veterinary profession"

means a profession referred to in a notice under section 21;

"prescribe"

means prescribe by regulation;

"private company"

means a company incorporated and registered as a private company in terms of the Companies Act, 1973 (Act No. 61 of 1973);

[Definition inserted by section (1)(b) of Act No. 10 of 2002]

"registrar"

means the Registrar appointed in terms of section 14;

"regulation"

means any regulation made under this Act;

"rule"

means any rule made by the council under section 30;

"student"

means a person who is enrolled at a university or other educational institution in the Republic as a student for a degree, diploma or certificate prescribed under section 20;

"this Act"

includes the regulations;

"veterinarian"

means any person who is registered or deemed to be registered in terms of this Act to practise the veterinary profession of veterinarian;

"veterinary profession"

means the profession of veterinarian or veterinary specialist;

"veterinary specialist"

means any person who is registered with a particular speciality in terms of this Act to practise the veterinary profession of veterinary specialist.