The Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Registration) Regulations Order of Council 2014

PART 3 Fees

Saving for visiting practitioners and certain persons within the Republic of Ireland

8.  No fee is payable for registration, retention or restoration by a visiting practitioner or by a person to whom article 3(1) or (2) of the agreement given effect by the Veterinary Surgeons (Agreement with the Republic of Ireland) Order 1988(1) applies.

Registration fees

9.  A person applying for registration in the general, Commonwealth or foreign list of the register must pay the fee specified in Table 1.

10.  Subject to regulation 11, a person applying for registration in the temporary list of the register must pay the fee specified in Table 2.

11.  The normal registration fee specified in Table 2 is payable by a person applying for registration in the temporary list of the register unless the registration is subject to the restriction that the registrant may only practise for a period of six months or less.

12.  If an application for registration is refused, or is withdrawn before registration takes place, the registration fee paid shall be refunded to the applicant.

Retention fees

13.  No retention fee is payable by a registrant in the general, Commonwealth or foreign list of the register or the supplementary veterinary register—

(a) who does not practise in the British Islands or elsewhere; and

(b) who is over the age of 70 on 1st April in that retention fee year.

14.  A temporary registrant must pay the retention fee specified in Table 2 at the beginning of each retention fee year.

15.  All other registrants must pay the retention fees specified in Table 3 at the beginning of each retention fee year.

16.  Where during the course of a retention fee year a non-practising registrant who has already paid the relevant retention fee begins to practise either in or outside the British Islands, the registrant must—

(a) notify the registrar; and

(b) pay the extra fee specified in Table 4.

17.  Where during the course of a retention fee year an overseas practising registrant, who has already paid the relevant retention fee, begins to practise within the British Islands, the registrant must—

(a) notify the registrar; and

(b) pay the extra fee specified in Table 4.

18.—(1) A standard registrant who has paid a retention fee in accordance with Table 3 and who becomes either an overseas practising registrant or a non-practising registrant before 1st October in the same retention fee year shall be credited a sum as specified in Table 5.

(2) A registrant to whom paragraph (1) applies who during the same retention fee year—

(a) becomes an overseas practising registrant but then resumes practising within the British Islands; or

(b) becomes a non-practising registrant but then resumes practising either in or outside the British Islands,

must notify the registrar and the credit referred to in paragraph (1) shall be cancelled.

(3) An overseas practising registrant who has paid a retention fee in accordance with Table 3 and who becomes a non-practising registrant before 1st October in the same retention fee year shall be credited a sum as specified in Table 5.

(4) If during the same retention fee year the registrant in paragraph (3) resumes practising either in or outside the British Islands, the registrant must make the appropriate declaration in writing to the registrar, and the credit referred to in paragraph (3) shall be cancelled.

(5) A sum credited under paragraph (1) or (3) shall be—

(a) deducted from future fees payable by the registrant; or

(b) refunded if the registrant’s name is removed from the register under section 13(2) of the Act.

Restoration fees

19.—(1) A registrant whose name has been removed (whether for non-payment of a retention fee or otherwise), and who seeks restoration must pay—

(a) the restoration fee specified in Table 6; and

(b) subject to paragraph (2) below, the retention fee specified in Table 3 for the retention fee year in which restoration takes place.

(2) The retention fee to be paid under sub-paragraph (b) above shall be as set out in column A of Table 3, except that where—

(a) the registrant was removed for reasons other than the non-payment of a retention fee; and

(b) restoration takes place on or after 1st October,

50% of the retention fee shall be payable.

Refunds on voluntary removal

20.  A registrant in the general, Commonwealth or foreign list of the register or the supplemental veterinary register, who is removed by voluntary removal before 1st October in any year, shall be refunded 50% of the relevant registration or retention fee set out in column A of Table 3.

Method of payment

21.  Payment of any fee due under these Regulations may be made by any method acceptable to the Council, including payment by electronic means.

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S.I. 1988/784