What UK Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 (c.36): Registration and Restriction of Veterinary Practice requires
The Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 (c. 36) regulates the veterinary profession in the United Kingdom by establishing the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, maintaining the register of veterinary surgeons, and restricting the practice of veterinary surgery to registered persons. Section 1 provides for the Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons as the governing body of the profession. Section 2 provides for the register of veterinary surgeons maintained by the Royal College, and section 3 provides the right of holders of recognised university degrees to be registered. Section 5 sets out the supervisory functions of the Council, including over veterinary education and examinations. Section 15 provides for preliminary investigation and disciplinary committees, and section 16 provides for the removal of names from the register for crime or disgraceful conduct in a professional respect, with section 17 providing for appeals in disciplinary and other cases. Section 19 restricts the practice of veterinary surgery by unqualified persons, making it an offence for a person who is not a registered veterinary surgeon or registered veterinary practitioner to practise, or hold himself out as practising or as being prepared to practise, veterinary surgery, subject to the exemptions in Schedule 3. Section 20 prohibits the use of practitioners' titles by unqualified persons. The Act is the foundational professional regulation regime for veterinary surgeons.
Pillar: Agriculture & Agritech · Authority: UK Parliament / Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1966/36/contents
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- Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966, section 1 - the Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons.
- Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966, section 2 - register of veterinary surgeons.
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