The offences of fraudulent registration, persons not registered or exempted from registration and the procedure of prosecution are covered under the Act, under Section 32 to 37.

Additionally other offences are covered under Section 17 (partnership), Section 26 (display of annual practicing certificate), Section 27 (furnishing of all persons practicing veterinary medicine at every place of practice), Section 30 (failure to surrender annual practicing certificate when directed to do so by the Registrar).

Offences include :

Section 17 (9) - a registered veterinary surgeon who practices veterinary medicine
i) without an Annual Practicing Certificate (APC),
ii) in partnership with a registered veterinary surgeon without an certificate,
iii) has in employ a registered veterinary surgeon with no certificate, and
iv) is employed to carry on a business as a veterinary surgeon on behalf of a person without a certificate.

Section 26 (3) - does not display his APC in his/her primary or secondary place(s) of practice.

Section 27 - does not furnish to the Registrar the name, address, qualifications and particulars of the certificate of registration and APC of all persons practicing veterinary medicine at his/her place of practice.

Section 30 (1) (3) - does not surrender his/her APC if so ordered by the Registrar.

Section 32 - fraudulently attempts to procure for him/herself or any person to be registered.

Section 33 - any person not registered or exempted from registration who
i) pretends to be registered,
ii) takes the title of veterinary surgeon,
iii) takes or uses any name, title or description implying that he/she is registered under the Act or that he/she is qualified to treat animals and
iv) uses any name, title or description any use or possess any instrument to practice veterinary medicine.

Section 34 - allows an unregistered person to practice veterinary medicine on the premises under his/her control or enables a non-veterinary surgeon to practice veterinary medicine or practices veterinary medicine in a premise where an unregistered veterinary surgeon practices veterinary medicine.

Section 35 - wilfully or falsely pretends to be or takes or uses any name, title or description which is used by veterinary surgeon has a qualification of a veterinary surgeon.

Specifically serious attention is given to offences that include fraudulent registration and the practice of veterinary medicine by any person who is not registered or exempted from registration under the Act
(see Bogus Veterinarians/Veterinary Surgeons), by way of action, taking of name, titles, use of instruments and any manner which constitutes practice of veterinary medicine.

A veterinary surgeon who allows an unregistered person to practice veterinary medicine on the premises used by or under the control of him commits an offence of allowing covering against the Act.

Offences will be investigated not by the Council but under the office of the Director General of Veterinary Services and his appointed officers. The Public Prosecutor will initiate legal proceedings if there is suspicion that an offence has been committed.