| (1) | The director may, subject to subsections (2) and (3), whenever any owner of any controlled animal or thing, or any owner or manager in respect of land, applies voluntarily in the prescribed manner to him— |
| (a) | for the rendering of advice by him to such person regarding the fitness or health of, |
| (c) | for a prescribed certificate of fitness or health in respect of, |
that animal or thing or that land, as the case may be, render such advice, effect or perform such examination or act, or issue such certificate or refuse to issue it, as the case may be.
| (2) | The director shall not be obliged to render any service referred to in subsection (1), if, in a particular case — |
| (a) | the required equipment, means or officers are; or |
| (b) | the required accommodation for the animal or thing at a place, centre, institution or quarantine station deemed suitable by him for the purpose, is, |
not available to him.
| (a) | The owner or manager to whom a service is rendered under this section, shall pay fees at the prescribed rate in respect of the service rendered, to the director. |
| (b) | The director may exempt any owner or manager from the payment of fees if he is of opinion that the rendering of the relevant service— |
| (i) | is in accordance with the policy aims of the department regarding the promotion of animal health; |
| (ii) | is in the interest of the livestock industry in the Republic; |
| (iii) | is necessary due to an abnormal mortality of animals; or |
| (iv) | is necessary as a result of an unusual animal disease afflicting, or which can afflict, an appreciable number of animals. |
