(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order approves the Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Registration) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 made by the Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (“RCVS”) under section 11 of the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 on 10th November 2016. Those Regulations substitute a new Part 4 of the Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Registration) Regulations 2014 (“the 2014 Regulations”).
The new Part 4 of the 2014 Regulations, which takes effect from 1st April 2017, provides for an increase of approximately 5% in the fees for registration and retention of names in the Registers of the RCVS. This is the first increase in the fees applicable since 2010.
No impact assessment has been produced for this instrument.