| (1) | Any officer appointed in terms of this Act and who is required or authorised to perform any duty on behalf of the council,or any person appointed by virtue of the provisions of section 43(1)(k) to conduct any inspection, may, without a warrant enter any veterinary facility at any time reasonable for the proper performance of such duty or to conduct such inspection, and perform such duty or conduct such inspection. |
| (2) | An officer or a person referred to in subsection (1) may, where necessary, be accompanied by a police official and any other person reasonably required to render assistance to him or her. |
| (3) | Every officer or person referred to in subsection (1) shall be issued with a certificate signed by the registrar and containing the name of that officer or person as well as a statement to the effect that— |
| (a) | the officer or person has so been appointed; and |
| (b) | he or she is empowered to perform any duty or conduct an inspection in terms of this Act. |
| (4) | Whenever an officer or a person referred to in subsection (1) performs a duty or conduct an inspection in terms of this Act, he or she shall— |
| (a) | be in possession of a certificate referred to in subsection (3); and |
| (b) | produce that certificate to any person who is affected by his or her action. |
[Section 29A inserted by section 8 of Act No. 16 of 2012]
