Where a person registered as a veterinary surgeon or veterinary specialist dies, the personal representative of that person may, by virtue of the appointment as a personal representative, continue the practice of veterinary surgery or the rendering of veterinary services at that veterinary establishment under the name of that person wherethat practice is carried on by a registered veterinary surgeon or a registered veterinary specialist who specializes in the same speciality as the deceased person for a period until –

(a) the expiration of 2 years after the date of the death of that person;

(b) the appointment as a personal representative is terminated; or

(c) the distribution of the estate of the deceased is completed –

whichever occurs first.