The Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Registration) (Amendment) Regulations Order of Council 2025 No. 185

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2025 No. 185

VETERINARY SURGEONS

The Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Registration) (Amendment) Regulations Order of Council 2025

Made

17th February 2025

Coming into force

1st April 2025

At the Council Chamber, Whitehall, the 17th day of February 2025

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

The Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons has made the Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Registration) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (“ the Regulations”), which are set out in the Schedule to this Order, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 11 of the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966( 1) (“ the Act”).

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 this 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 2025 and comes into force on 1st April 2025.

Approval

2.  The Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Registration) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 set out in the Schedule are approved.

Revocation

3.  The Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Registration) (Amendment) Regulations Order of Council 2024( 2) is revoked.

Richard Tilbrook

Clerk of the Privy Council

Article 2

Schedule The Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Registration) (Amendment) Regulations 2025

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( 3), 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 208
Other persons registered between 1 April and 30 September 418
Other persons registered between 1 October and 31 March 208

Table 2

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

Type of fee Fee payable (£)
Normal registration fee 418
Registration fee for practice restricted to period of six months or less 208
Retention fee 418

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 418 454
Overseas practising registrant 208 244
Non-practising registrant 69 105

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
(£) (£)
69 or 105 Practising, but not in the British Islands 139 70
69 or 105 Practising in the British Islands 349 175
208 or 244 Practising in the British Islands 210 105

Table 5

Credits payable under regulation 18

Fee paid (£) New circumstance Sum to be credited (£)
418 or 454 Non-practising registrant 175
418 or 454 Overseas practising registrant 105
208 or 244 Non-practising registrant 70

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 418
Restoration in other circumstances 129 .

Pursuant to a resolution of the Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons on 16th January 2025, the Common Seal of the said Royal College was affixed on the 30th January 2025 in the presence of—

Given under the official seal of the General Medical Council on this 4th day of December 2024

Legal seal

Louise Allum

Member of Council

Linda Ford

Member of Council

Linda Belton

Officer of the College

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order approves the Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Registration) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 made by the Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (“ RCVS”) under section 11 of the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 (c. 36)on 30th January 2025. Those Regulations substitute a new Part 4 of the Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Registration) Regulations 2014 (“ the 2014 Regulations”) ( S.I. 2014/3493).

The new Part 4 of the 2014 Regulations, which takes effect from 1st April 2025, provides for increases of approximately 4% 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 repealed by S.I. 2019/454.

( 3)

As approved by S.I. 2014/3493and amended as approved by S.I. 2024/321.


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