SCHEDULE U.K.Amendments to the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966

1.  In section 2 (register of veterinary surgeons), in subsection (2), for paragraph (a) there is substituted— U.K.

“(a) one, to be called the general list, of persons entitled to be registered in the register under section 3, 4, 5A or 5B of this Act;”.

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Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. paras. 2-4 revoked (6.8.2008) by The Veterinary Surgeons Qualifications (European Recognition) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1824), regs. 1, 3(1)(b) (with reg. 4)

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Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. paras. 2-4 revoked (6.8.2008) by The Veterinary Surgeons Qualifications (European Recognition) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1824), regs. 1, 3(1)(b) (with reg. 4)

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Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. paras. 2-4 revoked (6.8.2008) by The Veterinary Surgeons Qualifications (European Recognition) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1824), regs. 1, 3(1)(b) (with reg. 4)

5.  After the new section 5C, there is inserted— U.K.

“Registration appeals committee

5D    

(1) The Council shall set up a committee of the Council to be known as the registration appeals committee which shall be charged with considering and determining appeals under section 5C(1) of this Act.

(2) The registration appeals committee shall consist of five members of the Council, not more than three of whom shall be members of the College.

(3) The quorum for a meeting of the registration appeals committee shall be three, not more than two of whom shall be members of the College.

(4) The Council shall make rules relating to the appointment of members of the registration appeals committee, the constitution of that committee and the procedure to be followed in relation to appeals to that committee, including provision as to any rules of evidence to be observed in such appeals.”

6.  In section 6 (qualification for registration as a Commonwealth or foreign practitioner) for subsection (6) there is substituted— U.K.

“(6) No person shall be registered under this section if he is entitled to be registered under section 5A or 5B of this Act.”.

7.  Section 27(1) (interpretation) is amended as follows— U.K.

(a) The definition of “Commonwealth qualification” and “foreign qualification” is omitted.

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(c)

The following definitions are inserted in the appropriate places in alphabetical order—

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“registration appeals committee” means the committee of the Council referred to in section 5D of this Act;

Textual Amendments

F2 Sch. para. 7(b) revoked (6.8.2008) by The Veterinary Surgeons Qualifications (European Recognition) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1824), regs. 1, 3(1)(b) (with reg. 4)

F3 Words in Sch. para. 7(c) revoked (6.8.2008) by The Veterinary Surgeons Qualifications (European Recognition) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1824), regs. 1, 3(1)(c) (with reg. 4)

F4 8.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.K.

Textual Amendments

F4 Sch. para. 8 revoked (6.8.2008) by The Veterinary Surgeons Qualifications (European Recognition) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1824), regs. 1, 3(1)(b) (with reg. 4)