Unless the context otherwise indicate, words and phrases in these rules shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Act, and—

"Act"

means the Veterinary and Para-Veterinary Professions Act, 1982 (Act No. 19 of 1982), and the regulations made thereunder;

"advertisement"

means any form of communication including computer accessed communication in the media or any other visual of verbal announcement by a veterinary professional or veterinary group, whether paid for or not, which is intended to be read, heard or seen by members of the public with a view to direct attention to the services provided by such veterinary professional or veterinary group;

[Definition substituted by section 2(a) of Notice 868 of 2009]

"animal hospital"

means a veterinary facility where veterinary services are available at all times and wherein examination, diagnostic, prophylactic, medical, surgical and extended accommodation services for hospitalised animals are provided;

"animal transport vehicle''

means a mobile facility equipped to safely transport animals;

"complaint"

means a complaint, charge or allegation of unprofessional, improper or disgraceful conduct against a respondent;

"computer-accessed communication"

means any communication made by or on behalf of a veterinary professional or veterinary group that is disseminated through the use of a computer or related electronic device, including, but not limited to, web sites, weblogs, search engines, electronic mail, banner advertisements, pop-up and pop-under advertisements, chat rooms, list servers, instant messaging, or other internet presences, and any attachments or links related thereto.

[Definition inserted by section 2(b) of Notice 868 of 2009]

"house or farm call"

means when a veterinary professional leaves his/her base to render a basic medical and/or surgical service to his/her clients in a vehicle suitably equipped for that type of practice;

"investigation committee"

means a committee of the council acting under powers delegated to by the council in terms of section 12 of the Act to investigate complaints;

"inquiry body"

means a committee of the Council acting under powers delegated to it by the Council in terms of section 12 of the Act to preside at inquiries;

"logo"

means any object or figure being a symbolic representation presented in a professional manner and used as a mark of recognition or distinguishing token;

"medicine"

means a medicine or veterinary medicine as defined in section 1 of the Medicines and Related Substances Control Act,  1965 (Act No. 101 of 1965).

"mobile animal service"

means a clinical veterinary practice which may be transported or moved from one location to another for the rendering of a restricted range of medical or surgical services in a vehicle modified to function as a veterinary practice facility;

"principal"

means the veterinary professional in whose name the veterinary facility is registered;

[Definition inserted by section 2(c) of Notice 868 of 2009]

"products"

mean veterinary and animal related products;

"respondent"

means a person registered in terms of the Act against whom a complaint, charge or allegation of unprofessional, improper or disgraceful conduct has been lodged;

"veterinary facility''

means a facility at or from which a person practises a veterinary profession;

"veterinary services at all times"

does not necessarily mean that the facility must be manned by a veterinary professional at all times. The person on duty may be a registered veterinary nurse or another adequately trained person;

"veterinary professional"

means a person practising a veterinary profession as  a veterinarian or veterinary specialist; and

"veterinary group"

for the purposes of advertising means any representative group recognised by the Council. The Council shall on application recognise any group of veterinary professionals formed in terms of a memorandum of association and regulated by a constitution, representing at least 50% (fifty) plus 1 (one) of all registered veterinary professionals within a clearly defined geographical area or within a special veterinary field.

"veterinary shop"

means a facility at or from which a person who practices a veterinary profession sells veterinary pharmaceutical products, including products for which the manufacturer has limited the sale to veterinary professionals, to the public.

[Definition inserted by section 2 of Notice 874 of 2013]