Temporary registration

(1) Any person who desires to work in Belize for a limited period as an animal health assistant and who satisfies the requirements for registration specified in section 21 of this Act, may apply to the Board in the prescribed form to be temporarily registered as an animal health assistant. (2) An application under subsection (1) of this section shall be accompanied by a work permit (where applicable), and a letter stating the name of the registered veterinary surgeon under whose supervision the applicant proposes to work and the period of time for which the registration is required. (2a) The requirement of a work permit in subsection (2) of this section shall not apply to a national of a CARICOM Member State. (3) The Board may, after considering the application, direct the Registrar to enter the name of the applicant in the Register of Animal Health Assistants, and cause a note to be made next to the entry in the Register, (a) that the registration is temporary; (b) of the period of registration; and (c) of the name of the registered veterinary surgeon under whose supervision the animal health assistant proposes to work.