Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966

[F15BRegistration of Community rights entitled persons: knowledge and skillU.K.

(1)A person who is a Community rights entitled person is entitled [F2under this section] to be registered in the register if—

(a)the person is not entitled under section 5A of this Act to be registered;

[F3(b)the person’s case falls within regulation 3(8)(a), (c) or (e) of the European Union (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 2015;

(c)regulations 27 to 34 of those Regulations apply to the person by reason of the operation of regulation 3(5) of those Regulations;]

(d)the person is permitted to pursue the profession of veterinary surgeon in the United Kingdom by virtue of Part 3 of those Regulations (having, in particular, successfully completed any adaptation period, or passed any aptitude test, that the person may be required to undertake pursuant to that Part of those Regulations)[F4;

(e)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

(f)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].

(2)A person shall become a member of the College on being registered under this section.]

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