Veterinary and Para-Veterinary Professions Act, 1982 (Act No. 19 of 1982)RulesRules relating to the Practising of Veterinary Professions: AmendmentPart II : Conduct of persons practising veterinary professions6. Acceptance and payment of commission |
| (1) | Subject to rule 6(2) a veterinary professional shall not— |
| (a) | pay or offer any commission to any person as a consideration for clients that are referred to the veterinary professional, by such person; |
| (b) | accept any commission from any person as a consideration for referrals of any clients by such veterinary professional to such person; |
| (c) | share with any person, fees charged for a service unless— |
| (i) | such sharing is commensurate with the extent of such other person’s participation in the rendering of the service concerned; or |
| (ii) | he/she is a veterinary professional associated with the veterinary professional as a partner, shareholder, employee or locum tenens; and |
| (d) | charge or accept any fee for the examination of an animal from both the buyer and the seller of that animal or both the insurer and the owner of that animal. |
| (2) | The provisions of rule 6(1) shall not be so construed as to prohibit a veterinary professional— |
| (a) | from paying to a debt collection agency any commission in respect of debts which are collected by such agency on his/her behalf; or |
| (b) | from accepting any royalty or similar compensation in respect of an article or product to which he/she holds the patent rights. |