The Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Registration) (Amendment) Regulations Order of Council 1998

SCHEDULE THE VETERINARY SURGEONS AND VETERINARY PRACTITIONERS (REGIS TRATION) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 1997

The Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, in exercise of its powers under section 11 of the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966, hereby makes the following Regulations—

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Registration) (Amendment) Regulations 1997.

2.  Regulation 16 of the Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners Registration Regulations 1967(1) as amended (hereinafter referred to as “the principal Regulations”) shall be further amended by the deletion of the second sentence and the substitution of the following therefor—

“This fee shall be paid at the time of the application for registration and shall be £161.00 for names entered on the register before 31 March 1998 and £170.00 for names entered on the register on 31 March 1998 and thereafter.”.

3.  Regulation 20 of the principal Regulations as amended shall be amended by the deletion in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of the amounts “£143.00”, “£50.00” and “£15.00” and the substitution therefor of the amounts “£150.00”, “£75.00” and “£20.00” respectively, and shall be further amended by the addition of a new sub-paragraph which shall read: “And Provided that where a member pays by credit card, a fee of £10.00 shall be payable, in addition to the amounts specified in paragraphs (a) to (e) above.”.

4.  Regulation 22 of the principal Regulations shall be amended by the deletion of the amounts “£18.00” and “£10.00” and the substitution therefor of the amounts “£20.00” and “£15.00”respectively.

5.  Regulation 23 of the principal Regulations shall be amended by the deletion in the first and third sentences of paragraph (b) of the amount “£161.00” and the substitution therefor in each case of the amount “£170.00”.

6.  The Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Registration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1995(2) are hereby revoked.

PURSUANT to a resolution passed at a meeting of the Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons held on 6th November 1997, the Common Seal of the said Royal College was affixed hereto on the same date in the presence of:—

L.S.

Neil Gorman

President

Patricia Jill Nute

R. S. Jones

Members of Council

(1)

Scheduled to S.I. 1967/395, and amended by Regulations scheduled to S.I. 1975/70, 1988/2099, 1989/2431, 1992/64, 1993/610, 1994/305, 1995/207 and 1996/437.

(2)

Scheduled to S.I. 1996/437.