Statutory Instruments

2025 No. 185

VETERINARY SURGEONS

The Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Registration) (Amendment) Regulations Order of Council 2025

Made

17th February 2025

Coming into force

1st April 2025

At the Council Chamber, Whitehall, the 17th day of February 2025

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 2025 (“the Regulations”), which are set out in the Schedule to this Order, in exercise of the 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 2025 and comes into force on 1st April 2025.

Approval

2.The Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Registration) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 set out in the Schedule are approved.

Revocation

3. The Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Registration) (Amendment) Regulations Order of Council 2024(2) is revoked.

Richard Tilbrook

Clerk of the Privy Council

Article 2

ScheduleThe Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Registration) (Amendment) Regulations 2025

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 4

Fees payable

Table 1

Registration fees payable under regulation 9

Type of registrant	Fee payable (£)
New graduates registered by 31 December following graduation	208
Other persons registered between 1 April and 30 September	418
Other persons registered between 1 October and 31 March	208

Table 2

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

Type of fee	Fee payable (£)
Normal registration fee	418
Registration fee for practice restricted to period of six months or less	208
Retention fee	418

Table 3

Retention fees payable under regulation 15

Circumstances	Column A - Fee payable if payment received on or before 30 April (£)	Column B - Fee payable if payment received after 30 April (£)
Standard registrant	418	454
Overseas practising registrant	208	244
Non-practising registrant	69	105

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
		(£)	(£)
69 or 105	Practising, but not in the British Islands	139	70
69 or 105	Practising in the British Islands	349	175
208 or 244	Practising in the British Islands	210	105

Table 5

Credits payable under regulation 18

Fee paid (£)	New circumstance	Sum to be credited (£)
418 or 454	Non-practising registrant	175
418 or 454	Overseas practising registrant	105
208 or 244	Non-practising registrant	70

Table 6

Restoration fees payable under regulation 19

Type of restoration	Fee payable (£)
Restoration under section 11(3) of the Act following removal for non-receipt of retention fee	418
Restoration in other circumstances	129”.

Pursuant to a resolution of the Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons on 16th January 2025, the Common Seal of the said Royal College was affixed on the 30th January 2025 in the presence of—

Given under the official seal of the General Medical Council on this 4th day of December 2024

Louise Allum

Member of Council

Linda Ford