In Schedule 3 to the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 (treatment and operations which may be given or carried out by unqualified persons), in Part 1, for the words from “and in this paragraph “recognised institution”" to the end there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

“In the foregoing paragraph “recognised institution” means—

(a)

as respects England and Wales—

(i)

an institution maintained or assisted by a local education authority;

(ii)

any other institution which provides higher education or further education (or both) and as respects which a grant is paid by the Secretary of State; or

(iii)

an institution recognised by the Secretary of State for the purposes of the foregoing paragraph;

(b)

as respects Scotland—

(i)

a further education college administered by an education authority;

(ii)

a central institution within the meaning of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980; or

(iii)

an institution recognised by the Secretary of State for the purposes of the foregoing paragraph; and

(c)

as respects Northern Ireland, an agricultural college maintained by the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland;

and expressions used in paragraph (a) of this paragraph and in the Education Act 1944 have the same meanings as in that Act.”