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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

21D. Requirements for registration to practise the para-veterinary profession of animal health technician

 

(1) Any applicant who applies for registration as an animal health technician must submit the following documents:
(a) A certificate of competence in mathematics and physical science or biology issued for school leaving purposes by a competent secondary level schooling authority of South Africa; or
(b) A certificate of equivalent status as approved by the Veterinary Council within the National Qualifications Framework.

 

(2) The diploma or degree referred to in regulation 21 which entitles a candidate to register as an animal health technician must—
(a) comprise the completion of at least three academic years of study as a registered animal health technician student; and
(b) be constituted of the subject courses specified in Table 8.

 

(3) Upon completion of the prescribed diploma or degree a registered animal health technician student may, if the registering authority is satisfied that the provisions of the Act and these Regulations have been successfully complied with, be registered as an animal health technician in terms of the Act.

 

[Regulation 21D inserted by Government Notice No. R. 679 of 2004]