Section 15: Offences As Amended by Section 3 of the VETERINARY SURGEONS AMENDMENT ACT, 2016

(1) If any person who is not a registered veterinary surgeon-
(a) practises or holds himself out to practise as a veterinary surgeon; or
(b) takes or uses the title of veterinary surgeon; or;
(c) without reasonable excuse takes or uses any name, title, addition or description implying that he is authorised by law to practise as a veterinary surgeon, he shall be guilty of an offence.
(2) If any person, for the purpose of procuring the registration of any name, qualification or other matter under this Act-
(a) makes a statement which he believes to be false in a material particular; or
(b) recklessly makes a statement which is false in a material particular, he shall be guilty of an offence.
(3) If the Registrar or any other person employed by the Council wilfully makes any falsification in any matter relating to the register he shall be guilty of an offence.
(4) A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding N100,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or to both.
(5) Where an offence under this section which has been committed by a body corporate is proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance of, or to be attributable to any neglect on the part of any director, manager, secretary or other similar officer of the body corporate, or any person purporting to act in any such capacity, he, as well as the body corporate shall be deemed to be guilty of that offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.