Section 304 - Prosecution of medical practitioners and veterinary surgeons

In accordance with clause (3) of article 88 of the Constitution, a prosecution shall not be instituted under section 303 without the consent of the Attorney-General against

(a) a registered medical practitioner or a duly qualified veterinary surgeon or a person acting under the direction of that medical practitioner or veterinary surgeon in respect of the commission or omission of an act in the course of an operation, experiment, or a test performed on an animal for the purposes for scientific research or medical or veterinary treatment; or

(b) a veterinary authority, as defined in the Diseases of Animals Act, 1961 (Act 83) or a person acting under the direction of that authority in respect of the commission or omission of an act in the course of the seizure, detention, or destruction of an animal purporting to be effected for the purposes of the Disease of Animals Act, 1961 (Act 83).