The Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Registration) (Amendment) Regulations Order of Council 2026

“10.

Subject to regulation 11, a person applying for registration in the temporary list of the register must pay the following—

(a)

for registration on or before 31st March 2027, the relevant fee specified in column A of Table 2;

(b)

for registration after 31st March 2027, the relevant fee specified in column B of Table 2.”.

“14.

A temporary registrant must pay the following—

(a)

for retention in a retention fee year beginning on or before 31st March 2027, the retention fee specified in column A of Table 2 at the beginning of the retention fee year;

(b)

for retention in a retention fee year beginning after 31st March 2027, the retention fee specified in column B of Table 2 at the beginning of the retention fee year.”.

“15.

All other registrants must—

(a)

for retention in the retention fee year beginning on 1st April 2026, pay the following retention fee at the beginning of the retention fee year—

(i)

if payment is received on or before 30th April 2026, the relevant fee specified in column A of Table 3, or

(ii)

if payment is received after 30th April 2026, the relevant fee specified in column B of Table 3;

(b)

for retention in a retention fee year beginning on or after 1st April 2027, pay the following retention fee at the beginning of the retention fee year—

(i)

if payment is received on or before 30th April of the retention fee year in question, the relevant fee specified in column C of Table 3, or

(ii)

if payment is received after 30th April of the retention fee year in question, the relevant fee specified in column D of Table 3.”.

“20.

A registrant in the general, Commonwealth or foreign list of the register or the supplemental veterinary register, who is removed by voluntary removal before 1st October in any year, shall be refunded 50% of the following—

(a)

in the case of voluntary removal in the year of registration beginning on 1st April 2026, the relevant registration fee set out in column A of Table 1;

(b)

in the case of voluntary removal in the retention fee year beginning on 1st April 2026, the relevant retention fee set out in column A of Table 3;

(c)

in the case of voluntary removal in a year of registration beginning on or after 1st April 2027, the relevant registration fee set out in column B of Table 1;

(d)

in the case of voluntary removal in a retention fee year beginning on or after 1st April 2027, the relevant retention fee set out in column C of Table 3.”.

“Part 4Fees payable

Table 1Registration fees payable under regulation 9

	Column A	Column B
Type of registrant	Fee payable for registration on or before 31st March 2027 (£)	Fee payable for registration after 31st March 2027 (£)
New graduates registered by 31st December following graduation	214	221
Other persons registered in the period beginning with 1st April in the year of registration and ending with 30th September in the year of registration	431	443
Other persons registered in the period beginning with 1st October in the year of registration and ending with 31st March in the year of registration	214	221

Table 2Fees for temporary registrants payable under regulations 10, 11 and 14

Type of fee	Column A	Column B
	Fee payable for registration on or before 31st March 2027 or for retention in a retention fee year beginning on or before 31st March 2027 (£)	Fee payable for registration after 31st March 2027 or for retention in a retention fee year beginning after 31st March 2027 (£)
Normal registration fee	431	443
Registration fee for practice restricted to a period of six months or less	214	221
Retention fee	431	443

Table 3Retention fees payable under regulation 15

Circumstances	Column A	Column B	Column C	Column D
	Fee payable under regulation 15(a)(i) (£)	Fee payable under regulation 15(a)(ii) (£)	Fee payable under regulation 15(b)(i) (£)	Fee payable under regulation 15(b)(ii) (£)
Standard registrant	431	468	443	482
Overseas practising registrant	214	251	221	259
Non-practising registrant	71	108	73	111

Table 4Additional fees payable under regulations 16 and 17

Fee paid (£)	New circumstance	Extra sum payable if change takes place before 1st October of the retention fee year in question (£)	Extra sum payable if change takes place on or after 1st October of the retention fee year in question (£)
71 or 108	Practising, but not in the British Islands	143	72
73 or 111	Practising, but not in the British Islands	147	74
71 or 108	Practising in the British Islands	359	180
73 or 111	Practising in the British Islands	370	186
214 or 251	Practising in the British Islands	216	108
221 or 259	Practising in the British Islands	223	111

Table 5Credits payable under regulation 18

Fee paid (£)	New circumstance	Sum to be credited (£)
431 or 468	Non-practising registrant	180
443 or 482	Non-practising registrant	186
431 or 468	Overseas practising registrant	108
443 or 482	Overseas practising registrant	111
214 or 251	Non-practising registrant	72
221 or 259	Non-practising registrant	74

Table 6Restoration fees payable under regulation 19

Type of restoration	Fee payable for restoration on or before 31st March 2027 (£)	Fee payable for restoration after 31st March 2027 (£)
Restoration under section 11(3) of the Act following removal for non-receipt of retention fee	431	443
Restoration in other circumstances	133	137”.