PART 2Amendment and transitional provision regarding the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966

Amendment of the ActI12

1

The Act is amended as follows.

2

Omit section 1A M1 (together with the preceding italic heading).

3

In section 2(2) M2

a

in paragraph (a), for “, 4, 5A or 5B” substitute “ or 4 ”;

b

in paragraph (e), after “persons”, insert “ who, immediately before F1IP completion day, were ”.

4

Omit section 3(1)(b)(ii) M3 (together with the preceding “and”).

5

Omit section 4(1)(b) M4 (together with the preceding “and”).

6

In section 5(1) M5, omit the words from “and will” to “that Directive”.

7

Omit sections 5A and 5B M6.

8

In section 5ZBA(1) M7

a

omit “section 5A(1)(e), section 5B(1)(f) and”;

b

omit paragraph (b) (together with the preceding “or”).

9

Omit sections 5BA to 5D M8.

10

In section 6 M9, omit—

a

subsection (1)(b)(ii) (together with the preceding “or”);

b

subsections (1A) and (6).

11

Omit sections 7A, 10(3) and 11(7) M10.

12

Omit section 16(1)(d) M11 (together with the preceding “or”).

13

In section 27 M12

a

in the definition of “Commonwealth qualification”, for “not within a relevant European State” substitute “ outside the United Kingdom ”;

b

in the definition of “foreign qualification”, for “neither within a relevant European State nor” substitute “ not ”;

c

omit the following definitions—

i

“Community rights entitled person”;

ii

“competent authority”;

iii

“Directive 2005/36/EC”;

iv

“the Directive table”;

v

“national”;

vi

“registration appeals committee”;

vii

“relevant European State”.

14

Omit Schedules 1A and 1B M13.