Statutory Instruments
2006 No. 3255
VETERINARY SURGEONS
The Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Registration) (Amendment) Regulations Order of Council 2006
Made
5th December 2006
Coming into force
1st April 2007
At the Council Chamber, Whitehall, the 5th day of December 2006
By the Lords of Her Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council
In exercise of the power in 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 2006 (“the Regulations”) set out in the Schedule to this Order.
Under section 25(1) of that Act, the Regulations do not have effect unless approved by Order of the Privy Council.
In exercise of the power in section 25(1) of the Act, Their Lordships order as follows:
Title and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Registration) (Amendment) Regulations Order of Council 2006 and comes into force on 1st April 2007.
Approval
2. The Regulations set out in the Schedule are approved.
Meriel McCullagh
Deputy Clerk of the Privy Council
Article 2
SCHEDULE THE VETERINARY SURGEONS AND VETERINARY PRACTITIONERS (REGISTRATION) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2006
The Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, in exercise of its powers under section 11 of the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966, hereby makes the following amendment to the Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Registration) Regulations—
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Registration) (Amendment) Regulations 2006.
2. The Schedule (Table of Fees Payable) to the Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Registration) Regulations 2005( 2 ) shall be replaced by the following—
SCHEDULE TABLE OF FEES PAYABLE
| Regulation | Amount Payable | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Regulation 14 (Registration Fee) | £70 (Previous £66) |
| 2. | Regulation 16 (Retention Fee) (i) for a veterinary surgeon practising in the United Kingdom unless (iii) below applies | £277 (Previous £264) |
(ii) for a veterinary surgeon practising outside the United Kingdom unless (iii) below applies | £139 (Previous £132) | |
(iii) for any other veterinary surgeon who has provided the registrar with a declaration in accordance with Regulation 23 | £46 (Previous £43) | |
(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 | £139 (Previous £132) | |
(v) for any other veterinary surgeon who has provided the registrar with a declaration in accordance with Regulation 23 and is over the age of 70 at 1st April | £0 (Previous £0) | |
(vi) for a person registered in the supplementary veterinary register under section 6 of the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1948 | £27 | |
(vii) for a person registered in the supplementary veterinary register under section 8 of the Act | £13 | |
| 3. | Regulation 13(1) (Restoration to register—removed under section 11(2) of the Act): | |
(i) veterinary surgeon | £277 (Previous £264) | |
(ii) supplementary veterinary register | £15 | |
| 4. | Regulations 13(2) and 13(3) (Restoration—removed under sections 13(2) or 16(2) of the Act): | |
(i) veterinary surgeon | £139 (Previous £132) | |
(ii) supplementary veterinary register | £15 | |
| 5. | Regulation 20 (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 | £146 (Previous £138) | |
(ii) in all other cases | £293 (Previous £279) |
Pursuant to a resolution of the Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons held on 1st June 2006, the Common Seal of the said Royal College was affixed hereto on the said 1st June 2006 in the presence of —
L.S.
Lynne V. Hill
President
R.P. Moore C.J. Chesney
Members of Council
Scheduled to S.I. 2005/3517 .