To amend the Veterinary and Para-Veterinary Professions Act, 1982, so as to provide for the restructuring of the South African Veterinary Council; to provide for the examination of candidates with a veterinary degree not recognised by the council; to further provide for the registration of private companies to practise in terms of the Act; to amend the Pharmacy Act, 1974, so as to provide for the keeping and supply of medicines by veterinarians; and to provide for matters connected therewith.