http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1966/36/section/7Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966An Act to make fresh provision for the management of the veterinary profession, for the registration of veterinary surgeons and veterinary practitioners, for regulating their professional education and professional conduct and for cancelling or suspending registration in cases of misconduct; and for connected purposes.1979-07-31texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-11-25Expert Participation2021-07-01
Registration and qualification for registration<Substitution ChangeId="key-e09f605a9c56ef0d00e9839c5749e585-1493042551441" CommentaryRef="key-e09f605a9c56ef0d00e9839c5749e585"> Temporary registration.</Substitution>71The Council may, with a view to permitting—aa person who satisfies them that he has attended a course of study, and has passed the examinations, leading to a degree to which a recognition order relates; andba person holding a Commonwealth or foreign qualification in veterinary surgery,to practise veterinary surgery temporarily or otherwise subject to restrictions, direct that he be registered in the register subject to such restrictions as the Council may specify in the direction with respect to the period for which, the place or places at which and the circumstances in which he may practise veterinary surgery; and any person with respect to whom a direction is given under this subsection shall be entitled to be registered in the register subject to the entry against his name of the restrictions so specified.2Registration under this section shall not make it lawful for a person to practise veterinary surgery otherwise than subject to the said restrictions.3Where a person registered under this section fails to comply with any of the restrictions subject to which he is registered, the Council may cause his name to be removed from the register.4The Council may direct that a particular person who has passed the examinations required to obtain a Commonwealth or foreign qualification shall be treated for the purposes of this section as a person holding a Commonwealth or foreign qualification, as the case may be. Ss. 5B, 5BA substituted for s. 5B (6.8.2008) by The Veterinary Surgeons Qualifications (European Recognition) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1824), reg. 1, Sch. para. 7 (with reg. 4)