Section 10: Recognition of postgraduate degrees and diplomas

(1) The Council shall, for the purpose of specialist professional designation and consultant grade, recognise postgraduate degrees and diplomas in all subjects of the veterinary curriculum including-
(a) Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy;
(b) Master of Veterinary Science;
(c) Master of Preventive Veterinary Medicine;
(d) Master of Veterinary Public Health;
(e) Master of Public Health;
(f) Diploma in Veterinary Anaesthesia;
(g) Diploma in Veterinary Radiology;
(h) Diploma in Bacteriology;
(i) Diploma in Tropical Veterinary Medicine;
(j) Diploma in Veterinary Surgery and Medicine;
(k) Diploma in Epidemilogy/Epizootiology;
(l) Diploma in Public Veterinary Medicine; and
(m) any other post-graduate qualification approved by the Council as a specialist qualification.
(2) For the purpose of this section, a veterinary consultant is a registered veterinary surgeon who has a specialist qualification and has been qualified as a veterinary surgeon for at least five years.