Registration of persons practicing upon commencement of Act

(1) Upon the commencement of this Act, every person who has been practicing as a veterinary surgeon or veterinary specialist or animal health assistant and who is qualified to practice as such and who is desirous of continuing to practice as such, shall submit an application for registration to the Board in the prescribed form accompanied by the prescribed fee and such an application shall be considered in accordance with the provisions of this Act. (2) With effect from 31st December 2004, every national of a CARICOM Member State who satisfies the requirements of section 15(2) of this Act and who is desirous of practicing as a veterinary surgeon or veterinary specialist shall submit an application for registration to the Board in the prescribed form accompanied by a prescribed fee and such an application shall be considered in accordance with the provisions of this Act.