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2024 No. 321

Veterinary Surgeons

The Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Registration) (Amendment) Regulations Order of Council 2024

Made

6th March 2024

Coming into force

1st April 2024

At the Council Chamber, Whitehall, the 6th day of March 2024

By the Lords of His Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council

The Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons has made the Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Registration) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (“the Regulations”), which are set out in the Schedule to this Order, in exercise of powers conferred by section 11 of the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966(1) (“the Act”).

By virtue of section 25(1) of the Act, the Regulations do not have effect unless approved by order of the Privy Council.

Their Lordships make this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 25(1) and (2) of the Act.

Citation and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Registration) (Amendment) Regulations Order of Council 2024 and comes into force on 1st April 2024.

Approval

2.The Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Registration) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 set out in the Schedule are approved.

Revocation

3. The Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Registration) (Amendment) Regulations Order of Council 2023(2) is revoked.

Richard Tilbrook

Clerk of the Privy Council

Article 2

SCHEDULEThe Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Registration) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

The Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, in exercise of its powers under section 11 of the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966, makes the following Regulations.

For Part 4 (Fees payable) of the Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Registration) Regulations 2014(3), substitute—

“PART 4Fees payable

Table 1

Registration fees payable under regulation 9

Type of registrantFee payable (£)
New graduates registered by 31 December following graduation200
Other persons registered between 1 April and 30 September402
Other persons registered between 1 October and 31 March200

Table 2

Fees for temporary registrants payable under regulations 10, 11 and 14

Type of feeFee payable (£)
Normal registration fee402
Registration fee for practice restricted to period of six months or less200
Retention fee402

Table 3

Retention fees payable under regulation 15

CircumstancesColumn A – Fee payable if payment received on or before 30 April (£)Column B – Fee payable if payment received after 30 April (£)
Standard registrant402437
Overseas practising registrant200235
Non-practising registrant66101

Table 4

Additional fees payable under regulations 16 and 17

Fee paid (£)New circumstance

Extra sum payable if change takes place before 1 October

(£)

Extra sum payable if change takes place on or after 1 October

(£)

66 or 101Practising, but not in the British Islands13467
66 or 101Practising in the British Islands336168
200 or 235Practising in the British Islands202101

Table 5

Credits payable under regulation 18

Fee paid (£)New circumstanceSum to be credited (£)
402 or 437Non-practising registrant168
402 or 437Overseas practising registrant101
200 or 235Non-practising registrant67

Table 6

Restoration fees payable under regulation 19

Type of restorationFee payable (£)
Restoration under section 11(3) of the Act following removal for non-receipt of retention fee402
Restoration in other circumstances124”

Pursuant to a resolution of the Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons on 8th June 2023, the Common Seal of the said Royal College was affixed on the 5th July 2023 in the presence of—

Legal seal

Melissa Donald

Member of Council

Kate Richards

Member of Council

Eleanor Ferguson

Officer of the College

(1)

1966 c. 36; section 11(7) was inserted by S.I. 2008/1824 and was repealed by S.I. 2019/454.

(3)

S.I. 2014/3493, amended by S.I. 2023/242.

Status: The Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Registration) (Amendment) Regulations Order of Council 2024 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 20 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
The Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Registration) (Amendment) Regulations Order of Council 2024 (2024/321)

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