EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order approves the Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Registration) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 made by the Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (“RCVS”) under section 11 of the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 on 5th July 2023. Those Regulations substitute a new Part 4 of the Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Registration) Regulations 2014 (“the 2014 Regulations”) (S.I. 2014/3493).
The new Part 4 of the 2014 Regulations, which takes effect from 1st April 2024, provides for increases of approximately 4-6% in the fees for registration and retention of names in the register of the RCVS.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.