Veterinary and Para-Veterinary Professions Act, 1982 (Act No. 19 of 1982)RegulationsRegulations relating to Veterinary and Para-Veterinary ProfessionsPart II : Registration of Persons24. Maintenance of registration |
| 24.1 | The maintenance fee specified in paragraph 3 of Table 1 shall annually be payable to the council by a person who is registered in terms of the Act as a student. |
| 24.2 | The maintenance fee specified in paragraph 4(a) of Table 1 shall annually be payable to the council by a person who is registered or deemed to be registered in terms of the Act to practise the profession of veterinarian or veterinary specialist. |
| 24.3 | The maintenance fee specified in paragraph 4(b) of Table 1 shall annually be payable to the council by a person who is registered or deemed to be registered in terms of the Act to practise a para-veterinary profession referred to in regulation 21. |
| 24.4 | The first annual payment of the maintenance fee referred to in regulations 24.1, 24.2 and 24.3 shall— |
| 24.4.1 | in the case of a person who is registered in terms of the Act, be made before or on 1 April of the year following the year in which an applicable certificate of registration has been issued to him; and |
| 24.4.2 | in the case of a person who is deemed to be registered in terms of the Act to practise the veterinary profession of veterinarian or the para-veterinary profession of veterinary nurse, be made before or on 1 April first following the date of commencement of the Act. |
| 24.5 | Subsequent payment of such maintenance fee shall thereafter be made annually before or on 1 April. |
| 24.6 | The maintenance fee referred to in regulation 24.1 shall be payable by a person who is registered in terms of the Act as a student for the duration of his enrolment at a university or other educational institution as a student for a degree, diploma or certificate referred to in regulation 19, 20 or 21. |