Insertion of section 5ZBAU.K.
5. After section 5B, insert—
“5ZBA. Requirement to demonstrate knowledge of language
(1) This section applies where—
(a)the registrar has a serious and concrete doubt about whether a person has a knowledge of language sufficient to practise as a veterinary surgeon in the United Kingdom, as mentioned in section 5A(1)(e), section 5B(1)(f) and section 6(1)(d); or
(b)the registrar is not satisfied that evidence provided by a person under section 5A(3)(f) or paragraph 5(3)(e) of Schedule 1B shows that person to have a knowledge of language sufficient to practise as a veterinary surgeon in the United Kingdom.
(2) The registrar may—
(a)require the person to demonstrate that that person has a knowledge of language sufficient to practise as a veterinary surgeon in the United Kingdom; and
(b)refuse to register that person in the register until that person has done so.”.