Legal proceedings, shall not lie against the Council or any of its members in respect of anything done in the performance of any duty, or the exercise of any power under this Act if that thing was done in good faith.

47.     Offences and penalties

            Any person who-

     (a)     contravenes the provisions of section 7 (1);

     (b)     contravenes the provisions of section 20 (b);

     (c)     contravenes the provisions of section 26;

     (d)     fraudulently makes, or causes or permits to be made, any false or incorrect entry in the Register or any copy thereof;

     (e)     fraudulently procures or attempts to procure himself or herself or any other person to be registered; or

     (f)      being a veterinary surgeon, allows a person whose name is not entered on the Register to practise veterinary surgery on, or from an office in, the premises used by such veterinary surgeon in the performance of his professional duties, shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding P6 000, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years, or to both.

48.     Regulations

            The Minister may make regulations for the better carrying out of the provisions of this Act, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing may-

     (a)     prescribe any matter or thing required to be prescribed;

     (b)     prescribe the procedure to be followed in relation to inquiries in so far as it is not provided for in this Act;

     (c)     on the advice of the Council, prescribe fees to be paid for any matter or thing to be done under this Act;

     (d)     on the recommendation of the Council, declaring all or any of the provisions of this Act applicable to para-professionals;

     (e)     prescribe private practice standards;

     (f)      prescribe the standards of facilities;

     (g)     prescribe the procedure relating to the renewal of licences under this Act;

     (h)     prescribe the composition, functions and powers of committees of the Council; and

     (i)      prescribe the temporary registration of veterinary surgeons from outside Botswana on short duration to undertake a specified task of veterinary nature for purposes of meeting the needs of Government or the public;

49.     Transitional provisions

            (1) Upon the coming into operation of this Act, the Board established under the repealed Act shall be dissolved, but shall continue to operate only for the purpose of winding up its affairs and for the purpose of organising the election of the members referred to in section 3(1)(b).

            (2) The Register of Veterinary Surgeons kept under the repealed Act shall continue to exist as ifkept under this Act.

            (3) Any veterinary surgeon who was registered under the repealed Act shall be deemed to have been registered under this Act.

50.     Savings

            All subsidiary legislation made under the repealed Act and in force immediately prior to the coming into operation of this Act shall, in so far as such subsidiary legislation is consistent with the provisions of this Act, continue in force as if made under this Act.

SCHEDULE 1

(section 7(3) and (4))

SPECIFIED EXEMPTIONS FROM RESTRICTION TO PRACTISE VETERINARY SURGERY