15Entitlement to registration as veterinary surgeon

15 Entitlement to registration as veterinary surgeon

(1)  [Section 15 Subsection (1) amended by No. 49 of 2011, s. 13, Applied:12 Dec 2012] Subject to this section, a person is entitled to be registered under this Part as a veterinary surgeon if –

(a) he has attained the age of 18 years;

(b) he is qualified to be registered as a veterinary surgeon; and

(c) he satisfies the Board of his identity and that he is a fit and proper person to practise as a veterinary surgeon in this State.

(2)  [Section 15 Subsection (2) amended by No. 49 of 2011, s. 13, Applied:12 Dec 2012] For the purposes of subsection (1) (b) , a person is qualified to be registered under this Part as a veterinary surgeon if –

(a) [Section 15 Subsection (2) amended by No. 49 of 2011, s. 13, Applied:12 Dec 2012] he has obtained a qualification approved by the Board under section 5A and, if required by the Board to do so, has passed such examinations as the Board may determine; or

(b) [Section 15 Subsection (2) amended by No. 49 of 2011, s. 13, Applied:12 Dec 2012] he is registered as a veterinary surgeon under a corresponding law.

(3)  For the purposes of this section, the Board may regard a person as not being a fit and proper person to practise as a veterinary surgeon in this State if it is satisfied that –

(a) [Section 15 Subsection (3) amended by No. 49 of 2011, s. 13, Applied:12 Dec 2012] an application by that person for registration, or for a licence to practise, as a veterinary surgeon has, in accordance with a corresponding law, been refused;

(b) [Section 15 Subsection (3) amended by No. 49 of 2011, s. 13, Applied:12 Dec 2012] the registration of that person under a corresponding law is suspended or has been cancelled or otherwise terminated in accordance with that law;