The Veterinary Surgeons’ Qualifications (Recognition) (Switzerland and Croatia) Regulations 2013

Amendments of the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966

2.  The Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966(1) is amended as follows—

(a) in section 5A(10) (registration of Community rights entitled persons: European qualification, evidence of character)(2) for “(3)(d)” substitute “(3)(e)”;

(b) in section 27(1) (interpretation)—

(i) in the definition of “national”(3) for “member” substitute “relevant European”;

(ii) in the definition of “relevant European State”(4) after “means” insert “Switzerland or an”;

(c) in Schedule 1A (registration of Community rights entitled person: European qualification)(5), Table A (recognised European qualifications)—

(i) after the entry relating to Bulgaria insert—

“Croatia.

Diploma doktor veterinarske medicine / doktorica veterinarske medicine (Diploma in Veterinary Medicine).

Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb).

1/7/2013”;

(ii) in the entry relating to Switzerland, in the column headed “Reference Date”, insert “1/6/2002”;

(d) in Schedule 1A, Table B (other qualifications acquired prior to member State membership of the European Union), before the entry relating to the Czech Republic insert—

“Croatia.	A qualification in veterinary medicine—	Both—
	(a) awarded by the former Yugoslavia before 8 October 1991, or	(a) an attestation issued by the competent Croatian authority that the relevant qualification has the same legal validity in Croatia as Croatian qualifications in veterinary medicine as regards access to the veterinary profession and its practice, and
	(b) for which the training started in the former Yugoslavia before 8 October 1991.	(b) a certificate issued by the competent Croatian authority that the person concerned has been effectively and lawfully engaged in veterinary medicine in Croatia for at least three consecutive years during the five years prior to the date of issue of the certificate.”.

(1)

1966 c. 36.

(2)

Section 5A, inserted by article 3(2) of S.I. 1980/1951, was substituted by paragraph 6 of the Schedule to S.I. 2008/1824.

(3)

This definition, inserted by article 3(4) of S.I. 1980/1951, was substituted by paragraph 7(b) of the Schedule to S.I. 2003/2919 and amended by article 6(1)(f) and (2)(c) of S.I. 2011/1043.

(4)

This definition was inserted by paragraph 15(6) of the Schedule to S.I. 2008/1824.

(5)

Schedule 1A, originally inserted by article 3(5) of S.I. 1980/1651, was substituted by paragraph 16 of the Schedule to S.I. 2008/1824.