REGULATION OF THE VETERINARY PROFESSION
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
Does the law define the following terms?
• "veterinary medicine";
• "veterinarian";
• "veterinary para-professional"; and
• "community animal health worker".
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Section 2 ‘Professional assistant’ means a veterinary surgeon employed as a professional assistant in the practice of a veterinary surgeon or a partnership of veterinary surgeons.
Veterinary surgeon’ means a registered surgeon
Does the law establish or designate a veterinary statutory body (VSB) to regulate veterinary professionals?
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COUNCIL OF VETERINARY SURGEONS
Section 3 Establishment of Council of Veterinary Surgeons
There is hereby established a council, to be known as the Council of Veterinary Surgeons, which shall be a body corporate and shall in its corporate name be capable of suing and being sued and, subject to the provisions of this Act, of performing all such acts as bodies corporate may by law perform.
Section 6 Functions and expenses of Council
(1) It shall be the function of the Council to hold inquiries for the purposes of this Act and to do all other things required or permitted to be done by the Council in terms of this Act and such other things as, in the opinion of the Council, are necessary or desirable for the proper regulation of the practice of the profession of veterinary surgery and medicine and the improvement of veterinary services in Zimbabwe.
(2) Any expenses incurred by the Council in the exercise of its functions in terms of this Act shall be met out of the funds of the Council.
