S.I. No. 611 of 2006

VETERINARY PRACTICE ACT 2005 (PRESCRIBED PLACES AND EVENTS) REGULATIONS 2006

I, Mary Coughlan, Minister for Agriculture and Food, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 107 of the Veterinary Practice Act 2005 (No. 22 of 2005), after consulting with the Veterinary Council, hereby make the following Regulations-

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Veterinary Practice Act 2005 (Prescribed places and events) Regulations 2006 and come into operation on 1 January 2007.

2.  The places and events where a veterinary examination or the veterinary treatment of an animal may take place without the requirement that a certificate of suitability applies to the premises are-

(a)  the public sale of an animal,

(b)  a sporting event, including a race meeting, involving an animal, and

(c)  a show or exhibition (whether as part of another event or otherwise) that involves an animal.

3.  The exemptions referred to in paragraph 2 apply solely:

(a)  for the duration of, and

(b)  to a veterinary examination or veterinary treatment necessitated by participation of an animal in an event referred to at (a), (b), or (c) of that paragraph.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation)

These Regulations exempt certain places and events from the requirement to hold a certificate of suitability under section 106 of the Veterinary Practice Act 2005 .