VETERINARY AND PARA-VETERINARY PRACTITIONERS

CHAPTER 53:04
VETERINARY AND PARA-VETERINARY PRACTITIONERS

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

    SECTION

PART I
PRELIMINARY

    1.    Short title

    2.    Interpretation

PART II
THE BOARD OF VETERINARY SURGERY

    3.    Establishment of the Board

    4.    Composition of the Board

    5.    Tenure of office and vacancies

    6.    Allowances of members

    7.    Functions of the Board

    8.    Policy directions

    9.    Proceedings of the Board

    10.    Committees of the Board

    11.    Minutes of meetings

    12.    Disclosure of interest

    13.    Protection of members

    14.    Co-opted persons

    15.    Oath of secrecy

    16.    Prohibition of publication or disclosure of information by unauthorized persons

PART III
MANAGEMENT

    17.    Appointment of Registrar and other staff

PART IV
FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

    18.    Funds of the Board

    19.    Levy

    20.    Financial year

    21.    Accounts

    22.    Annual reports

    23.    Progress reports

PART V
REGISTRATION

    24.    Application for registration

    25.    Unregistered persons prohibited from practising veterinary

        surgery

    26.    Register

    27.    Persons eligible to be registered as veterinary surgeons and

        para-veterinary surgeons

    28.    Qualifications for registration

    29.    Registration

    30.    Annual publication of list of veterinary surgeons and para-

        veterinary surgeons

    31.    Removal of name from Register

    32.    Use of title

    33.    Persons registered entitled to practice and recover charges

    34.    Certificates to be signed by veterinary surgeons

    35.    Authority for re-registration

PART VI
PRIVATE PRACTICE

    36.    Licence for private practice

    37.    Issue, etc., of licences to be published in the Gazette

    38.    No fees recoverable unless practitioner licensed for private

        practice

PART VII
DISCIPLINARY PROVISIONS

    39.    Disciplinary Committee

    40.    Function of Disciplinary Committee

    41.    Taking of evidence by Disciplinary Committee

    42.    Exercise of disciplinary powers on conviction of offence

    43.    Board to refer cases to Disciplinary Committee

    44.    Exercise of disciplinary powers

    45.    Appeal to High Court

    46.    Publication of result of disciplinary proceedings

    47.    Board or Disciplinary Committee not to be liable

    48.    Improper or disgraceful conduct

PART VIII
OFFENCES AND PENALTIES

    49.    Offences and penalties

PART IX
REGULATIONS AND SAVINGS

    50.    Regulations

    51.    Repeal and savings

        Schedule

7 of 2001
GN. 27/2001

    An Act to Provide for the establishment of the Board of Veterinary Surgeons; the registration and disciplining of veterinary surgeons and para-veterinary surgeons; the licensing of private practice of veterinary surgery and generally for the control and regulation of the practice of veterinary surgery and veterinary medicine in Malawi and for matters incidental to or connected therewith

PART I
PRELIMINARY

1.    Short title

    This Act may be cited as the Veterinary and Para-Veterinary Practitioners Act.

2.    Interpretation

    In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

    “Board” means the Board of Veterinary Surgery established under section 3;

    “Director” means the Director of Animal Health and Industry;

    “para-veterinary surgeon” means a person registered as such under section 27;

    “practice of veterinary surgery” includes the practice of veterinary medicine and the performance of any operation and the giving of and providing of any treatment, test, advice, diagnosis or attention such as is usually performed, given or provided by veterinary surgeons;

    “Register” means the Register of Veterinary Surgeons provided forunder section 26;

    “to register” means to enter in the Register the particulars required under section 29;

    “Veterinary surgeon” means a person registered as such under section 27.

PART II
THE BOARD OF VETERINARY SURGERY

3.    Establishment of the Board

    There is hereby established a body to be known as the Board of Veterinary Surgery (in this Act otherwise referred to as the “Board”) which shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal capable of suing and being sued in its corporate name, and with power, subject to this Act, to do or perform all such acts and things as a body corporate may by law do or perform.

4.    Composition of the Board

    (1) The Board shall consist of—

    (a)    the following members ex officio—

        (i)    the Director of Animal Health and Industry or his designated representative;

        (ii)    the Solicitor General or his designated representative;

    (b)    three registered veterinary surgeons appointed by the Minister; and

    (c)    two registered para-veterinary practitioners nominated by the Veterinary Assistants Association of Malawi and appointed by the Minister.

    (2) A designated representative of a member ex officio referred to in subsection (1) shall be designated by, or on behalf of, the member ex officio by a notice in writing to the Board to attend the meetings of the Board, and upon such designation such designated representative shall not attend to the business of the board by representation.

    (3) The Chairman shall be elected by the Board from among…