Malaysia legislation

Section 28

of *VETERINARY SURGEONS ACT 1974

Section 28

Inspection of premises used for the practice of veterinary medicine

(a)

the Director General;

(b)

the officer responsible for the administration of the

Veterinary Services in any State; or

(c)

such other authority as the Minister may approve for the purpose of this section, to appoint inspectors for the purpose of this Act and to give such inspectors authority, in writing—

(i)

to enter and inspect at any time any premises which are used or proposed to be used or in respect of which there

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is reasonable cause to believe that they are being used for the practice of veterinary medicine; and

(ii)

to inquire into and to report to the person or authority by whom they were appointed on the conditions under which veterinary medicine is being or is proposed to be practised.

(2)

An inspector so appointed shall, in the course of entering or inspecting any premises show the written authority given under subsection (1).

(3)

The reports made by an inspector under subsection (1) shall be in the prescribed form and it shall be the duty of the respective authority who appointed the inspector to submit such reports to the

Council not later than fourteen days after the date of the inspection.