SCHEDULE U.K. Amendments to the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966

Amendment of section 6 (qualification for registration as a Commonwealth or foreign practitioner) U.K.

10.—(1) In section 6, after subsection (1) insert—

“(1A) The Council, when deciding for the purposes of this section what standard of knowledge and skill is required to fit a person for practising veterinary surgery in the United Kingdom, must select a standard that is the same as, or exceeds, the standard of knowledge and skill that would be possessed by a person holding qualifications satisfying the minimum training requirements of Article 38 of Directive 2005/36/EC, as read with Article 22(a) of Directive 2005/36/EC.”.

(2) In section 6(2), for “the said knowledge and skill” substitute “the requisite knowledge and skill to fit the person for practising veterinary surgery in the United Kingdom”.