The Veterinary Surgery (Artificial Insemination) Order 2010

Exemption from prohibition on the practice of veterinary surgery for artificial insemination of cows

3.—(1) Section 19(1) of the Act(1) does not prohibit the artificial insemination of a cow if the conditions in paragraph (2) are complied with.

(2) The conditions are that the person carrying out the artificial insemination—

(a) is 16 years or older;

(b) has never been convicted of an offence relating to the welfare of animals; and

(c) either—

(i) carries out that artificial insemination as part of an approved course;

(ii) has successfully completed an approved course;

(iii) was, immediately before the coming into force of this Order, a qualified inseminator by virtue of paragraph (b) of the definition of “qualified inseminator” in article 3(2) of the Veterinary Surgery (Artificial Insemination) Order 2007; or

(iv) is authorised by the competent authority of a relevant European State(2) to carry out the artificial insemination of cows.

(3) In this article “approved course” means—

(a) a training course in the artificial insemination of cows that—

(i) has been approved before 22nd May 2007 by the Secretary of State, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Scottish Ministers or the National Assembly for Wales or, before its winding up, by the Agricultural Training Board(3); or

(ii) is approved for the time being by the Secretary of State or the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, after consultation with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons; or

(b) a course of training in a relevant European State successful completion of which entitles a person to perform artificial insemination of a cow in that State.

(1)

Section 19(1) of the Act was amended by the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 (c. 43), section 32(2).

(2)

See section 27(1) of the Act for the meaning of “relevant European State”.

(3)

The Agricultural Training Board (“the Board”) was established by the Industrial Training (Agricultural, Horticultural and Forestry Board) Order 1966 (S.I. 1966/969). The Agricultural Training Board Act 1982 (c. 9) (“the 1982 Act”) listed the approval of courses provided by other persons as a function of the Board. The Board was wound up by the Agricultural Training Board (Revocation) Order 1994 (S.I. 1994/555), which lapsed on the repeal of the 1982 Act by the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14).