Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
Animal Diseases Act, 1984 (Act No. 35 of 1984)Regulations27. Fees for services rendered |
| (1) |
| (a) | The fees payable by a responsible person to the director in respect of a service rendered in terms of section 13 (1) of the Act, shall be as indicated in a list of tariffs that is kept at the office of the director for this purpose. |
| (b) | Copies of such list of tariffs shall be available for inspection at— |
| (i) | the office of the director; |
| (ii) | each office or laboratory of a responsible State Veterinarian; and |
| (iii) | each quarantine station |
| (2) | If a service referred to in subregulation (1)— |
| (a) | is rendered by an officer outside his official office hours, a surcharge as determined by the director with due observance of the salary and allowances of the officer concerned, shall be payable by the responsible person concerned; and |
| (b) | requires the use of any remedy, serum, vacine, antigen, diagnosing remedy, reagent, anaesthetic or other drug or sutures, swabs or other disposable material or equipment, the actual costs thereof shall be payable by the responsible person concerned; |
| (3) | Travelling expenses incurred in connection with a service referred to in subregulation (1), shall be payable by the responsible person concerned: Provided that a responsible person in favour of whom a service is rendered may at his own expense provide suitable transport that is acceptable to the officer rendering the service concerned. |
| (4) | The transport costs referred to in subregulation (3) shall— |
| (a) | be the actual expenditure of the department for a return journey between the place of residence of the officer or authorised person who renders a service in terms of these regulations, and the place at which the service concerned is rendered, if such journey is undertaken outside the official office hours of the officer or authorised person concerned; |
| (b) | be the actual expenditure of the department for a return journey between the office of the officer or authorised person who renders a service in terms of these regulations, and the place at which the service concerned is rendered, if such journey is undertaken during the official office hours of the officer or authorised person concerned; or |
| (c) | in the case where official duties have to be performed in the same vicinity as where the service concerned is required, be the actual expenditure of the department for the return journey between the point where the route followed for the performance of such official duties is left, and the place where such service is required; |
| (5) | The actual expenditure referred to in subregulation (4) shall— |
| (a) | if public transport is used for the return journey concerned, be calculated at the rates applicable to the Government; and |
| (b) | if Government motor transport is used for the return journey concerned or the officer or authorised person concerned uses his private motor transport for such return journey, be calculated at the applicable tariff determined from time to time by the Government for the type of vehicle used for that return journey. |
