The Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Registration) Regulations Order of Council 1999

7.  Not later than 14th March in each year the registrar shall send to the registrable address of every veterinary surgeon and veterinary practitioner whose registration will expire on 31st March in the same year, and who has not at that date paid the retention fee, the appropriate form of application for the retention of a name in the register with a notice of the fees payable and a warning that failure to pay such fees entails removal from the register or supplementary veterinary register, as the case may be, of that person’s name. The failure by a veterinary surgeon or veterinary practitioner to receive a form or notice shall not constitute a ground for retention or restoration of a name.