(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order permits people who are not veterinary surgeons to administer epidural anaesthesia to bovines for the purpose of embryo collection or transfer, subject to the conditions set out in the Order. It revokes the Veterinary Surgery (Epidural Anaesthesia) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/696) and remakes the provisions of that Order with amendments to comply with the Provision of Services Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2999) by which the United Kingdom transposed Directive 2006/123/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ No L 376, 27.12.2006) on services in the internal market.
Article 4(2) sets out the conditions with which a person who is not a registered veterinary surgeon must comply in order to administer epidural anaesthesia to a bovine.
In accordance with Directive 2006/123/EC and the Provision of Services Regulations 2009, the definition of “approved course” includes training courses in other EEA States, successful completion of which entitles a person to administer epidural anaesthesia to bovines.
No impact assessment has been carried out for this instrument as it has no significant impact on the costs of business, charities, voluntary bodies or the public sector.