2. Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires the expression —
“Board” means the Medical Board appointed under section 4 of the Medical Registration Act;
“member State” means a member State of the Caribbean Community or the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States listed in Schedule 2;
“national” means a person who:
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(a) is a citizen of a member State;
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(b) has a connection with a member State of a kind which entitles that person to be regarded as belonging to or, if it be so expressed, as being native or resident of that member State for the purposes of the laws of that member State relating to immigration;
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(c) is a company or other legal entity constituted in a member State in accordance with the laws of that member State and which that member State regards as belonging to it, if that company or other legal entity has been formed for gainful purposes and has its registered office and central administration, and carries on substantial activity within the member State and is substantially owned and effectively controlled by persons mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b);
and for the purposes of this definition, a company or other legal entity is:
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(i) substantially owned if more than 50% of the equity interest in the company or entity is beneficially owned by a person mentioned in para-graphs (a) and (b),
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(ii) effectively controlled if the persons mentioned in para-graphs (a) and (b) have the power to name a majority of its directors or are otherwise legally entitled to direct its actions;
“veterinary surgery” means the art and science of veterinary surgery and medicine;
“Registrar” means the Registrar of the High Court.
(Amended by Act 21 of 2006)