ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Animal Technicians Act
24. Qualifications for private practice
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
24. Qualifications for private practice
(1)Subject to this Act, no person shall be qualified to engage in private practice as an animal technician unless such person—(b)is registered under this Act;(c)holds a valid licence issued under this Act;(d)has served as an animal technician under supervision of a veterinary surgeon, animal health practitioner or registered animal technician for a period of not less than three years after being registered;(e)holds such other qualification as the Council may prescribe.(2)For the purposes of this Act, a person shall be deemed to engage in private practice if he practises as an animal technician—(a)on his own account and is to receive the entire amount of all fees and charges earned for his own financial benefit; or(b)in partnership with others and is entitled to receive a share of the profits earned by such partnership for his own financial benefit and is liable to bear a share of any losses incurred by such partnership, but no person shall be deemed to engage in private practice while he is employed—(i)by the Government or any other public body;(ii)by any state corporation as defined in the State Corporations Act (Cap. 446); or(iii)as an employee of any person or partnership engaged in his profession where all fees and charges earned by him in his professional capacity enure to the benefit of his employer. notwithstanding that he is employed in his professional capacity as an animal technician.(3)A person who engages in private practice as an animal technician contrary to the provisions of this section commits an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding one million shillings or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years, or both.