The Veterinary Surgeons’ Qualifications (European Recognition) Regulations 2008

Amendment of section 5B (registration of Community rights entitled persons: knowledge and skill) U.K.

7.  For section 5B substitute—

“5B    Registration of Community rights entitled persons: knowledge and skill

(1) A person who is a Community rights entitled person is entitled to be registered in the register if—

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

(b) the person’s case falls within regulation 3(9)(a) or (e) of the European Communities (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 2007;

(c) regulations 20 to 26 of those Regulations apply to the person by reason of the operation of regulation 3(4) of those Regulations; and

(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).

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

5BA    Removal from the register of names of persons who cease to be Community rights entitled persons

(1) If a person registered in the register pursuant to section 5A or 5B ceases to be a Community rights entitled person, the registrar may remove that person’s name from the register.

(2) Where the registrar removes a person’s name from the register pursuant to subsection (1), the registrar shall give that person notice that the person’s name has been removed from the register under this section on the ground that the registrar considers that the person has ceased to be a Community rights entitled person.”.