Statutory Instruments
2000 No. 3282
VETERINARY SURGEONS
The Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Registration) (Amendment) Regulations Order of Council 2000
Made
12th December 2000
Coming into force
1st April 2001
At the Council Chamber, Whitehall, the 12th day of December 2000
By the Lords of Her Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council
Whereas in pursuance of section 11 of the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966( 1 ) the Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons has made the Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners Registration (Amendment) Regulations 2000 as set out in the Schedule to this Order.
And whereas by section 25(1) of the said Act such Regulations shall not have effect unless approved by the Privy Council:
Now, therefore, Their Lordships, having taken the said Regulations into consideration, are hereby pleased, in exercise of the power conferred by section 25(1) of the said Act, to order as follows:—
1. This Order may be cited as the Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Registration) (Amendment) Regulations Order of Council 2000, and shall come into force on 1st April 2001.
2. The Regulations set out in the Schedule hereto are approved.
A. K. Galloway
Clerk of the Privy Council
SCHEDULE THE VETERINARY SURGEONS AND VETERINARY PRACTITIONERS REGISTRATION (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2000
The Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons in exercise of its powers under section 11 of the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966, hereby make the following Regulations.
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners Registration (Amendment) Regulations 2000.
2. The Schedule (Table of Fees Payable) to the Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners Registration Regulations 2000( 2 ) shall be replaced by the following therefor—
TABLE OF FEES PAYABLE
| Regulation | Amount payable |
|---|---|
1. Regulation 15 (Registration Fee) | £220 (Previously £175) |
2. Regulation 17 (Retention Fee) | |
(i) for a veterinary surgeon practising or gainfully employed in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man, unless (iii) below applies | £200 (Previously £155) |
(ii) for a veterinary surgeon practising or gainfully employed outside the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man, unless (iii) below applies | £80 (Previously £75) |
(iii) for a veterinary surgeon or veterinary practitioner who declares in writing to the Registrar that he or she has retired from practice or gainful employment by reason of ill-health, parenthood, family commitments or such other circumstances as may be acceptable to the Council or that he or she has reached the age of sixty years and has retired from practice and all gainful employment of a veterinary nature | £20 |
(iv) for a person registered in the supplementary veterinary register under section 6 of the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1948 | £27 |
(v) for a person registered in the supplementary veterinary register under section 8 of the Act | £13 |
3. Regulation 20 (restoration to register) | £20 |
4. Regulation 20 (restoration to supplementary veterinary register) | £15 |
5. Regulation 21 (temporary registration) | £220 (Previously £175) |
Pursuant to a Resolution passed at a Meeting of the Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons held on 2nd November 2000, the Common Seal of the said Royal College was affixed hereto on the same date in the presence of:
L.S.
R. G. Eddy
President
A. R. Michell
W. P. H. Duffus
Members of Council
Scheduled to S.I. 2000/1619 .