PART 2Amendment and transitional provision regarding the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966

Amendment of the Act2.

(1)

The Act is amended as follows.

(2)

Omit section 1A3 (together with the preceding italic heading).

(3)

In section 2(2)4—

(a)

in paragraph (a), for “, 4, 5A or 5B” substitute “or 4”;

(b)

in paragraph (e), after “persons”, insert “who, immediately before exit day, were”.

(4)

Omit section 3(1)(b)(ii)5 (together with the preceding “and”).

(5)

Omit section 4(1)(b)6 (together with the preceding “and”).

(6)

In section 5(1)7, omit the words from “and will” to “that Directive”.

(7)

Omit sections 5A and 5B8.

(8)

In section 5ZBA(1)9—

(a)

omit “section 5A(1)(e), section 5B(1)(f) and”;

(b)

omit paragraph (b) (together with the preceding “or”).

(9)

Omit sections 5BA to 5D10.

(10)

In section 611, omit—

(a)

subsection (1)(b)(ii) (together with the preceding “or”);

(b)

subsections (1A) and (6).

(11)

Omit sections 7A, 10(3) and 11(7)12.

(12)

Omit section 16(1)(d)13 (together with the preceding “or”).

(13)

In section 2714—

(a)

in the definition of “Commonwealth qualification”, for “not within a relevant European State” substitute “outside the United Kingdom”;

(b)

in the definition of “foreign qualification”, for “neither within a relevant European State nor” substitute “not”;

(c)

omit the following definitions—

(i)

“Community rights entitled person”;

(ii)

“competent authority”;

(iv)

“the Directive table”;

(v)

“national”;

(vi)

“registration appeals committee”;

(vii)

“relevant European State”.

(14)

Omit Schedules 1A and 1B15.