The Veterinary Surgeons (Examination of Commonwealth and Foreign Candidates) (Amendment) Regulations Order of Council 2008

Statutory Instruments

2008 No. 2501

Veterinary Surgeons

The Veterinary Surgeons (Examination of Commonwealth and Foreign Candidates) (Amendment) Regulations Order of Council 2008

Made

13th September 2008

Coming into force

1st October 2008

At the Council Chamber, Whitehall, the 13th day of September 2008

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

The Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, in exercise of the powers in section 6(4) of the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966(1), has made the Veterinary Surgeons (Examination of Commonwealth and Foreign Candidates) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (“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 that power their Lordships make this Order.

Title and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Veterinary Surgeons (Examination of Commonwealth and Foreign Candidates) (Amendment) Regulations Order of Council 2008 and comes into force on 1st October 2008.

Approval

2.  The Regulations in the Schedule are approved.

Judith Simpson

Clerk of the Privy Council

Article 2

SCHEDULE THE VETERINARY SURGEONS (EXAMINATION OF COMMONWEALTH AND FOREIGN CANDIDATES) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2008

The Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, in exercise of its powers under section 6(4) of the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966(2), makes the following amendment to the Veterinary Surgeons (Examination of Commonwealth and Foreign Candidates) Regulations 2005(3).

Citation

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Veterinary Surgeons (Examination of Commonwealth and Foreign Candidates) (Amendment) Regulations 2008.

Amendments to the Veterinary Surgeons (Examination of Commonwealth and Foreign Candidates) Regulations 2005

2.  In the Veterinary Surgeons (Examination of Commonwealth and Foreign Candidates) Regulations 2005 for the Schedule substitute—

“SCHEDULE FEES FOR SITTING THE WHOLE OR PART OF THE STATUTORY EXAMINATION

The following fees are specified for the purposes of Regulation 9:—

1.   Fee for sitting the whole of the statutory examination, £1200 + £230 administration charge = £1,430.

2.   Fee for sitting one or two subject(s) of the statutory examination separately under Regulation 5, £600 + £115 administration charge = £715.”.

Pursuant to a resolution of the Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons passed at a meeting held on 5th June 2008, the Common Seal of the College was affixed to these Regulations in the presence of:

Dr R P Moore

President

Dr. J. V. Davies

Mrs P J Nute

Members of the Council

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

By this Order the Privy Council approves Regulations made by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons which increase the fees payable by foreign and commonwealth students on sitting exams set by the College. The fee for sitting the whole examination is increased from £1,250 to £1,430. The fee for sitting one or two subjects is increased from £625 to £715.

A full Impact Assessment has not been prepared for this instrument as it has no significant impact on the costs of business, charities, voluntary bodies or the public sector.

(1)

1966 c. 36.

(2)

1966 c. 36.

(3)

As set out in the Schedule to S.I. 2005/3240.