Amendment of section 5AU.K.

3.  In section 5A (registration of Community rights entitled persons: European qualifications)—

(a)in subsection (1)—

(i)in the opening words, after the second “entitled”, insert “under this section”;

(ii)before paragraph (a), insert—

(za)the person is not entitled under section 3 to be registered in the register;

(iii)omit the word “and” immediately preceding paragraph (c); and

(iv)at the end, before the full stop, insert—

;

(d)the registrar, where an alert has been received under Article 56a of Directive 2005/36/EC in respect of that person, is of the opinion that the substance of the alert does not render the person unfit to practise veterinary surgery; and

(e)the registrar does not have a serious and concrete doubt that the person has a knowledge of language sufficient to practise as a veterinary surgeon in the United Kingdom; and

(b)in subsection (3)—

(i)in paragraph (a)(i), for “Table A of Schedule 1A”, substitute “the Directive table”;

(ii)in paragraph (a)(ii), for “Table”, substitute “table”;

(iii)in paragraphs (c) and (d), omit “other than the United Kingdom”;

(iv)omit the word “and” immediately preceding paragraph (e); and

(v)at the end, before the full stop, insert—

; and

(f)evidence that the person has a knowledge of language sufficient to practise as a veterinary surgeon in the United Kingdom.

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 3 in force at 18.1.2016, see reg. 1(b)