Provisions in this Act regarding veterinarian or veterinary assistant certificates are applicable to these issued by the central competent before this Act was amended.

54.1 A foreigner may take the examination for veterinarians or veterinary assistants in accordance with the laws of the Republic of China.
54.2 Provisions in this Act and relevant laws about veterinarians or veterinary assistants are applicable to a foreigner possessing a veterinarian or veterinary assistant certificate after passing the examination in Section 54.1 （paragraph 1 of Article 54）.
54.3 A foreign veterinarian or veterinary assistant practicing in the Republic of China shall use the written language of the Republic of China （traditional Chinese） in documents, records, certificates, and so forth for business purposes.

The enforcement rules of this Act shall be stipulated by the central competent authority.

This Act shall take effect starting from the date of promulgation except for the date to take effect for articles amended on November 7, 2001 which will be decided by the Executive Yuan and articles amended on May 5, 2009 being effective starting from November 23, 2009.