Amendment of section 6
11. In section 6 (qualification for registration as a Commonwealth or foreign practitioner)—
(a)in paragraph (b) of subsection (1)—
(i)omit “, and”;
(ii)the words from “holds” to “surgery,” become sub-paragraph (i);
(iii)at the end of that sub-paragraph insert—
“; or
(ii)holds a qualification in veterinary surgery granted in a relevant European State other than the United Kingdom (whether or not that qualification is listed in the Directive table or Table B of Schedule 1A) but is not entitled to register under section 5A or 5B,”;
(b)at the end of paragraph (c) of subsection (1), insert—
“and
(d)that he has a knowledge of language sufficient to practise as a veterinary surgeon in the United Kingdom,”; and
(c)in the closing words of subsection (1), after “entitled”, insert “under this section”.