Statutory Instruments
2004 No. 3317
VETERINARY SURGEONS
The Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Registration) (Amendment) Regulations Order of Council 2004
Made
10th December 2004
Coming into force
1st April 2005
At the Council Chamber, Whitehall, the 10th day of December 2004
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 have made the Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners Registration (Amendment) Regulations 2004:
And whereas by section 25(1) of that Act the Regulations shall not have effect unless approved by the Privy Council:
Now, therefore, Their Lordships, having taken the Regulations into consideration, are hereby pleased, in exercise of the power conferred by section 25(1) of the Act, to order as follows:
1. This Order may be cited as the Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Registration) (Amendment) Regulations Order of Council 2004 and shall come into force on 1st April 2005.
2. The Regulations set out in the Schedule are approved.
A. K. Galloway
Clerk of the Privy Council
Regulation 2
SCHEDULE THE VETERINARY SURGEONS AND VETERINARY PRACTITIONERS REGISTRATION (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2004
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. The Regulations may be cited as the Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners Registration (Amendment) Regulations 2004.
2. The Schedule (Table of Fees Payable) to the Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners Registration Regulations 2003( 2 ) shall be replaced by the following—
SCHEDULE TABLE OF FEES PAYABLE
| Regulation | Amount Payable | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Regulation 15 (Registration Fee) | £61 (Prev. £58) |
| 2. | Regulation 17 (Retention Fee) | |
(i) for a veterinary surgeon practising in the United Kingdom unless (iii) below applies | £244 (Prev. £230) | |
(ii) for a veterinary surgeon practising outside the United Kingdom unless (iii) below applies | £122 (Prev. £115) | |
(iii) for any other veterinary surgeon who has provided the registrar with a declaration in accordance with Regulation 24 | £40 (Prev. £37) | |
(iv) for a veterinary surgeon who is undertaking in the United Kingdom a full-time post-graduate degree course in a veterinary or allied subject, and who is required as part of the course to undertake acts of veterinary surgery | £122 (Prev. £115) | |
(v) for a person registered in the supplementary veterinary register under section 6 of the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1948 | £27 | |
(vi) for a person registered in the supplementary veterinary register under section 8 of the Act | £13 | |
| 3. | Regulation 13 (Restoration to register) | £122 (Prev. £115) |
| 4. | Regulation 13 (Restoration to supplementary veterinary register) | £15 |
| 5. | Regulation 21 (Temporary registration) | |
(i) for a veterinary surgeon undergoing a course of study of six months' duration or less, arranged by a veterinary practice or group of such practices, for the purpose of improving clinical skills, and where the veterinary surgeon concerned is a national of a developing country which is included in a list approved by the Council | £129 (Prev. £122) | |
(ii) in all other cases | £258 (Prev. £244) |
Pursuant to a Resolution passed at a meeting of the Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons held on 3rd June 2004, the Common Seal of the said Royal College was affixed hereto on the same date in the presence of—
L.S.
R.E.W. Halliwell
President
J.S. Ware
R.P. Moore
Members of Council
Schedule to S.I. 2003/3342 .