Section 23
Privileges of registered veterinary surgeons and disabilities of unregistered persons
of Veterinary Surgeons Act 1974
Every veterinary surgeon who is registered and holds a valid annual practising certificate shall be entitled, according to his qualifications, to practise veterinary medicine in accordance with the provisions of this Act and to recover in due course of law reasonable charges for professional aid, advice, visit, operation or attendance and the value of any appliances rendered, made or supplied by him to his patients.
(2)
Subject to the provisions of section 13, no person shall be entitled to recover in any court any such charges as are referred to in subsection (1) unless at the date when such charges accrued he was a registered veterinary surgeon and had an annual practising certificate in force.
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