4. Section 1 of the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 (provisions as to the Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons) is amended as follows—
(a)in paragraph (a) of subsection (1) the words “residing outside the Republic of Ireland” are omitted; and
(b)after that subsection there is inserted the following subsection—
“S.I. 1988/784.
(1A) A member of the College who, by virtue of article 3(1) or 3(2) of the Agreement with respect to veterinary surgeons made between Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom and the Government of the Republic of Ireland and given effect to in the United Kingdom by the Veterinary Surgeons (Agreement with the Republic of Ireland) Order 1988, is not required to pay a fee in respect of his membership of the College, may not vote, propose any candidate or stand as a candidate in any election of members of the Council which takes place after 31st May 1988 unless he has paid, in respect of every membership year that has occurred between that date and the date of the election, the fee prescribed by regulation of the Council under section 11(1)(b) of this Act on or before 31st March in every such year; and in this sub-section “membership year” means the membership year of the College running from the 1st day of April to the 31st day of March.”.