# The Veterinary Surgeons and Animal Welfare (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, Regulation 2: Amendment of the Act


(1) The Act is amended as follows.
(2) Omit section 1A (together with the preceding italic heading).
(3) In section 2(2)—
(a) in paragraph (a), for “, 4, 5A or 5B” substitute “or 4”;
(b) in paragraph (e), after “persons”, insert “who, immediately before exit day, were”.
(4) Omit section 3(1)(b)(ii) (together with the preceding “and”).
(5) Omit section 4(1)(b) (together with the preceding “and”).
(6) In section 5(1), omit the words from “and will” to “that Directive”.
(7) Omit sections 5A and 5B.
(8) In section 5ZBA(1)—
(a) omit “section 5A(1)(e), section 5B(1)(f) and”;
(b) omit paragraph (b) (together with the preceding “or”).
(9) Omit sections 5BA to 5D.
(10) In section 6, omit—
(a) subsection (1)(b)(ii) (together with the preceding “or”);
(b) subsections (1A) and (6).
(11) Omit sections 7A, 10(3) and 11(7).
(12) Omit section 16(1)(d) (together with the preceding “or”).
(13) In section 27—
(a) in the definition of “Commonwealth qualification”, for “not within a relevant European State” substitute “outside the United Kingdom”;
(b) in the definition of “foreign qualification”, for “neither within a relevant European State nor” substitute “not”;
(c) omit the following definitions—
(i) “Community rights entitled person”;
(ii) “competent authority”;
(iii) “Directive 2005/36/EC”;
(iv) “the Directive table”;
(v) “national”;
(vi) “registration appeals committee”;
(vii) “relevant European State”.
(14) Omit Schedules 1A and 1B.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2019/9780111176863/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-veterinary-surgeons-and-animal-welfare-amendment-eu-exit-regulations-2019/regulation-2
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