The Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Registration) (Amendment) Regulations Order of Council 2025
Source: legislation.gov.uk (2025-03-31)

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).

Statutory Instruments

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 (\"#f00001\")) (“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 (\"#f00002\")) is revoked.

Richard Tilbrook

Clerk of the Privy Council

Article 2

ScheduleThe 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 (\"#f00003\")), substitute—

“Part 4

Fees payable

Table 1

Registration fees payable under regulation 9

Type of registrantFee payable (£)New graduates registered by 31 December following graduation208Other persons registered between 1 April and 30 September418Other persons registered between 1 October and 31 March208

Table 2

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

Type of feeFee payable (£)Normal registration fee418Registration fee for practice restricted to period of six months or less208Retention fee418

Table 3

Retention fees payable under regulation 15

CircumstancesColumn A - Fee payable if payment received on or before 30 April (£)Column B - Fee payable if payment received after 30 April (£)Standard registrant418454Overseas practising registrant208244Non-practising registrant69105

Table 4

Additional fees payable under regulations 16 and 17

Fee paid (£)New circumstanceExtra sum payable if change takes place before 1 OctoberExtra sum payable if change takes place on or after 1 October(£)(£)69 or 105Practising, but not in the British Islands1397069 or 105Practising in the British Islands349175208 or 244Practising in the British Islands210105

Table 5

Credits payable under regulation 18

Fee paid (£)New circumstanceSum to be credited (£)418 or 454Non-practising registrant175418 or 454Overseas practising registrant105208 or 244Non-practising registrant70

Table 6

Restoration fees payable under regulation 19

Type of restorationFee payable (£)Restoration under section 11(3) of the Act following removal for non-receipt of retention fee418Restoration in other circumstances129”.

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

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) (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1966/36\") 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 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/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 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1966/36\"); section 11(7) was repealed by S.I. 2019/454 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/454\").

(2)

S.I. 2024/321 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2024/321\").

(3)

As approved by S.I. 2014/3493 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2014/3493\") and amended as approved by S.I. 2024/321 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2024/321\").