Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966

[F1 5CE Appeals from decisions on appeals under sections 5C, 5CA, 5CB and 5CC U.K.

(1) A person who has appealed under section 5C, 5CA, 5BC or 5CC may appeal to the appropriate court against a decision of the registration appeals committee on the appeal.

(2) The deadline for bringing an appeal under subsection (1) is the end of the 28 days beginning with the day on which the person is under section 5CD(2) notified of that decision.

(3) The Council may appear as respondent on an appeal under subsection (1) and, for the purpose of enabling directions to be given as to costs (or in Scotland, expenses) of any such appeal, shall be deemed to be a party to the appeal whether they appeared at the hearing or not.

(4) On an appeal under subsection (1), the appropriate court may—

(a) dismiss the appeal;

(b) allow the appeal and quash the decision of the registration appeals committee;

(c) substitute for the decision appealed against any other decision which could have been made by the registration appeals committee; or

(d) remit the case to the registration appeals committee to dispose of in accordance with the directions of the court,

and may make such order as to costs (or in Scotland, expenses) as it thinks fit.

(5) In this section “appropriate court” means—

(a) [F2 the county court in England and Wales or a county court in Northern Ireland ] ; or

(b) in the case of a person whose address in the register would, if the person were registered, be in Scotland, the sheriff in whose sheriffdom the address is situated.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 5C-5CE substituted for s. 5C (6.8.2008) by The Veterinary Surgeons Qualifications (European Recognition) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1824), reg. 1, Sch. para. 8 (with reg. 4)

F2 Words in s. 5CE(5)(a) substituted (22.4.2014) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 9 para. 139; S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(c) (with art. 3) (with transitional provisions and savings in S.I. 2014/956, arts. 3-11)