The Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Registration) (Amendment) Regulations Order of Council 2020

Statutory Instruments

2020 No. 42

Veterinary Surgeons

The Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Registration) (Amendment) Regulations Order of Council 2020

Made

20th January 2020

Coming into force

1st April 2020

At the Council Chamber, Whitehall, the 20th day of January 2020

By the Lords of Her Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council

The Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, in exercise of powers conferred by section 11 of the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966(1) (“the Act”), has made the Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Registration) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (“the Regulations”) which are set out in the Schedule to this Order.

By virtue of section 25(1) of the Act, the Regulations do not have effect unless approved by order of the Privy Council.

Their Lordships make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 25(1) and (2) of the Act.

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Registration) (Amendment) Regulations Order of Council 2020 and comes into force on 1st April 2020.

Approval

2.  The Regulations set out in Schedule 1 are approved.

Revocation

3.  The instruments listed in Schedule 2 are revoked.

Richard Tilbrook

Clerk of the Privy Council

Article 2

SCHEDULE 1 The Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Registration) (Amendment) Regulations 2019

The Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, in exercise of its powers under section 11 of the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966, makes the following Regulations.

For Part 4 (Fees payable) of the Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Registration) Regulations 2014(2), substitute—

“PART 4 Fees payable

Table 1

Registration fees payable under regulation 9

Type of registrant	Fee payable (£)
New graduates registered by 31 December following graduation	182
Other persons registered between 1 April and 30 September	364
Other persons registered between 1 October and 31 March	182

Table 2

Fees for temporary registrants payable under regulations 10, 11 and 14

Type of fee	Fee payable (£)
Normal registration fee	364
Registration fee for practice restricted to period of six months or less	182
Retention fee	364

Table 3

Retention fees payable under regulation 15

Circumstances	Column A – Fee payable if payment received on or before 30 April (£)	Column B – Fee payable if payment received after 30 April (£)
Standard registrant	364	399
Overseas practising registrant	182	217
Non-practising registrant	60	95

Table 4

Additional fees payable under regulations 16 and 17

Fee paid (£)	New circumstance	Extra sum payable if change takes place before 1 October (£)	Extra sum payable if change takes place on or after 1 October (£)
60 or 95	Practising, but not in the British Islands	122	60
60 or 95	Practising in the British Islands	304	152
182 or 217	Practising in the British Islands	182	91

Table 5

Credits payable under regulation 18

Fee paid (£)	New circumstance	Sum to be credited (£)
364 or 399	Non-practising registrant	152
364 or 399	Overseas practising registrant	91
182 or 217	Non-practising registrant	60

Table 6

Restoration fees payable under regulation 19

Type of restoration	Fee payable (£)
Restoration under section 11(3) of the Act following removal for non-receipt of retention fee	364
Restoration in other circumstances	91”

Pursuant to a resolution of the Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons held on 13th June 2019, the Common Seal of the said Royal College was affixed on 10th July 2019 in the presence of—

N.T. Connell

Member of Council

A.K. Boag

Member of Council

E.C. Ferguson

Officer of the College

Article 3

SCHEDULE 2 Revocations

1.  The Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Registration) (Amendment) Regulations Order of Council 2017(3).

2.  The Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Registration) (Amendment) Regulations Order of Council 2018(4).

3.  The Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Registration) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations Order of Council 2018(5).

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order approves the Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Registration) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (“the Regulations”) made by the Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (“RCVS”) under section 11 of the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 (c. 36) on 10th July 2019. Those Regulations substitute Part 4 of the Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Registration) Regulations 2014 (“the 2014 Regulations”) (as set out in the Schedule to the Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Registration) Regulations Order of Council 2014 (S.I. 2014/3493)).

The new Part 4 of the 2014 Regulations, which takes effect from 1st April 2020, provides for an increase of approximately 7% in the fees for registration and retention of names in the register of the RCVS.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.

(1)

1966 c. 36; section 11(7) was inserted by S.I. 2008/1824 and is prospectively repealed by S.I. 2019/454.

(2)

S.I. 2014/3493, amended by S.I. 2018/977.

(3)

S.I. 2017/71.

(4)

S.I. 2018/105.

(5)

S.I. 2018/977.