Article 2 Amendment

Part I of Schedule 3 to the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 (exemptions from restrictions on practice of veterinary surgery)^f1 shall be amended as follows–

• “Any medical or minor surgical treatment” there shall be substituted the words “Any medical treatment or any minor surgery”;

  1. (b)

     after paragraph 5 there shall be added the following paragraph–

     “6

     Any medical treatment or any minor surgery (not involving entry into a body cavity) to a companion animal by a veterinary nurse if the following conditions are complied with, that is to say–

     (a)

     the companion animal is, for the time being, under the care of a registered veterinary surgeon or veterinary practitioner and the medical treatment or minor surgery is carried out by the veterinary nurse at his direction; and

     (b)

     the registered veterinary surgeon or veterinary practitioner is the employer or is acting on behalf of the employer of the veterinary nurse.

     In this paragraph–

     • “companion animal” means an animal kept as a pet or for companionship, not being a horse, pony, ass or mule, nor an animal used in agriculture, as defined in the Agriculture Act 1947;

     • “veterinary nurse” means a nurse whose name is entered in the list of veterinary nurses maintained by the College.”;

  2. (c)

     sub-paragraph (c) of paragraph 4 shall cease to have effect from 1st July 1993.