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

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(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 IP completion 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/uksi/2019/454/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/veterinary-surgeons-and-animal-welfare-amendment-eu-exit-regulations-2019/regulation-2
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