The Veterinary Surgeons’ Qualifications (European Recognition and Knowledge of Language) Regulations 2015

Amendment of section 5A

3.  In section 5A (registration of Community rights entitled persons: European qualifications)—

(a) in subsection (1)—

(i) in the opening words, after the second “entitled”, insert “under this section”;

(ii) before paragraph (a), insert—

“(za) the person is not entitled under section 3 to be registered in the register;”

(iii) omit the word “and” immediately preceding paragraph (c); and

(iv) at the end, before the full stop, insert—

“;

(d) the registrar, where an alert has been received under Article 56a of Directive 2005/36/EC in respect of that person, is of the opinion that the substance of the alert does not render the person unfit to practise veterinary surgery; and

(e) the registrar does not have a serious and concrete doubt that the person has a knowledge of language sufficient to practise as a veterinary surgeon in the United Kingdom”; and

(b) in subsection (3)—

(i) in paragraph (a)(i), for “Table A of Schedule 1A”, substitute “the Directive table”;

(ii) in paragraph (a)(ii), for “Table”, substitute “table”;

(iii) in paragraphs (c) and (d), omit “other than the United Kingdom”;

(iv) omit the word “and” immediately preceding paragraph (e); and

(v) at the end, before the full stop, insert—

“; and

(f) evidence that the person has a knowledge of language sufficient to practise as a veterinary surgeon in the United Kingdom”.