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
term the act term the regulations 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
section 1 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
section 2 2. The Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Registration) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 set out in the Schedule are approved.
Revocation
section 3 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
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), 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
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.
1966 c. 36; section 11(7) was repealed by S.I. 2019/454.
As approved by S.I. 2014/3493 and amended as approved by S.I. 2024/321.