Regulations, 2024

L.N. 375 of 2024

VETERINARY SERVICES ACT

(CAP. 437)

Private Veterinary Establishments (Licensing) (Amendment)

Regulations, 2024

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by article 23 of the

Veterinary Services Act, the Minister responsible for veterinary

services, has made the following regulations:-

The title of these regulations is the Private Veterinary

Establishments (Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations, 2024 and these

regulations shall be read and construed as one with the Private

Veterinary Establishments (Licensing) Regulations, hereinafter

referred to as the "principal regulations".

Regulation 2 of the principal regulations shall be amended

as follows

(a) immediately after the definition "area" thereof there

shall be added the following new definition

" "Department" shall have the same meaning as

assigned to it in the Act;"; and

(b)

the definition "the Division" thereof shall be deleted.

Regulation 4 of the principal regulations shall be amended

as follows

(a) sub-regulation (2) thereof shall be substituted by the

following new sub-regulation

"(2) When submitting an application for a licence

for a veterinary establishment, an applicant shall provide

such details as specified in the Schedule and as requested

by the Director and the Veterinary Surgeons’ Council,

including any Planning Authority permits on the

appropriate forms

Provided that notwithstanding any other

provision of these regulations, the Director for Veterinary

Services may issue a licence in favour of the public

administration or a government entity as defined in article

2 of the Public Administration Act according to specific

conditions provided in the licence."; and

(b)

in sub-regulation (3) thereof the words

"establish in the Gazette." shall be substituted by the words

"establish in the Gazette:" and immediately thereafter there

shall be added the following proviso

"Provided that the establishment shall be in

conformity with any other licence, including permits,

authorisations or approvals, issued by other entities.".

Regulation 6 of the principal regulations shall be Substitutes

substituted by the following new regulation

Decisions in terms of these regulations shall be

subject to a right of appeal before the Administrative

Review Tribunal established in terms of article 5(1) of the

Administrative Justice Act by not later than twenty (20)

days from the service of the decision, wherein the person

aggrieved by the said decision shall specify the reasons on

the basis of which the said decision of the Director should

be cancelled or modified

Provided that the decision shall become

immediately applicable and enforceable and shall remain

applicable throughout the term of appeal until final

judgement by the Administrative Review Tribunal, unless

such decision is reversed by the said Tribunal and, or the

Court of Appeal or cancelled or modified by the Director

Provided further that any party, who feels

aggrieved by a decision of the Tribunal, may on a point of

law, appeal to the Court of Appeal in accordance with

article 22 of the Administrative Justice Act.".

5. Item (e) of the Schedule to the principal regulations shall be Amends the

substituted by the following new item

(e) The Planning Authority (PA) permit (outline permit is

acceptable).

6. Immediately after the last item of the Second Schedule to Consequential

the Administrative Justice Act there shall be added the following new amendment.

"Private Veterinary Establishments (Licensing) Regulations,

S.L. 437.106, Superior/Inferior Competence".

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