The Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Registration) Regulations Order of Council 1999

2.—(1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires:—

“Act” means the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966;

“appropriate form” means an application form issued by the Council for the type of application in question and a requirement that an application shall be made on the appropriate form shall imply that the Council is entitled to require the completion of the form;

“College” means the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons;

“Council” means the Council of the College;

“Disciplinary Committee” means the Disciplinary Committee of the Council;

“fee year” means the period running from 1st April to the next following 31st March;

“register” means the register of veterinary surgeons maintained under section 2 of the Act;

“registrable address” means the address given by the applicant in the appropriate form or, where the address has been changed, subsequently notified to the registrar;

“registrable qualification” means a qualification entitling a person to be registered in the register under sections 3, 4, 5A or 6 of the Act;

“registrar” means the registrar of the College;

“supplementary veterinary register” means the supplementary veterinary register maintained under section 8 of the Act;

“veterinary practitioner” means a person registered in the supplementary veterinary register;

“veterinary surgeon” means a person registered in the register.

(2) References in these Regulations to a numbered Regulation mean the Regulation bearing that number in these Regulations, and references in these Regulations to “the Schedule” mean the Schedule to these Regulations.