# The Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Registration) (Amendment) Regulations Order of Council 2026, Regulation 1


(1) The Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Registration) Regulations 2014 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2(1)—
(a) in the definition of “voluntary removal”, for “.” substitute “;”;
(b) after the definition of “voluntary removal”, insert—
““year of registration” means the period beginning with 1st April preceding the date of registration (or if registration takes place on 1st April, beginning with the date of registration) and ending with the following 31st March (or if registration takes place on 31st March, ending with the date of registration).”.
(3) For regulation 10 substitute—
“10 Subject to regulation 11, a person applying for registration in the temporary list of the register must pay the following—
(a) for registration on or before 31st March 2027, the relevant fee specified in column A of Table 2;
(b) for registration after 31st March 2027, the relevant fee specified in column B of Table 2.”.
(4) In regulation 11, after “six months or less” insert “, in which case the registration fee for practice restricted to a period of six months or less is payable”.
(5) For regulation 14 substitute—
“14 A temporary registrant must pay the following—
(a) for retention in a retention fee year beginning on or before 31st March 2027, the retention fee specified in column A of Table 2 at the beginning of the retention fee year;
(b) for retention in a retention fee year beginning after 31st March 2027, the retention fee specified in column B of Table 2 at the beginning of the retention fee year.”.
(6) For regulation 15 substitute—
“15 All other registrants must—
(a) for retention in the retention fee year beginning on 1st April 2026, pay the following retention fee at the beginning of the retention fee year—
(i) if payment is received on or before 30th April 2026, the relevant fee specified in column A of Table 3, or
(ii) if payment is received after 30th April 2026, the relevant fee specified in column B of Table 3;
(b) for retention in a retention fee year beginning on or after 1st April 2027, pay the following retention fee at the beginning of the retention fee year—
(i) if payment is received on or before 30th April of the retention fee year in question, the relevant fee specified in column C of Table 3, or
(ii) if payment is received after 30th April of the retention fee year in question, the relevant fee specified in column D of Table 3.”.
(7) In regulation 19—
(a) in paragraph (2), for “column A of Table 3” substitute “column A of Table 3 (in the case of restoration in the retention fee year beginning on 1st April 2026) or column C of Table 3 (in the case of restoration in a retention fee year beginning on or after 1st April 2027)”;
(b) in sub-paragraph (2)(b), after “1st October” insert “of the retention fee year in question”.
(8) For regulation 20 substitute—
“20 A registrant in the general, Commonwealth or foreign list of the register or the supplemental veterinary register, who is removed by voluntary removal before 1st October in any year, shall be refunded 50% of the following—
(a) in the case of voluntary removal in the year of registration beginning on 1st April 2026, the relevant registration fee set out in column A of Table 1;
(b) in the case of voluntary removal in the retention fee year beginning on 1st April 2026, the relevant retention fee set out in column A of Table 3;
(c) in the case of voluntary removal in a year of registration beginning on or after 1st April 2027, the relevant registration fee set out in column B of Table 1;
(d) in the case of voluntary removal in a retention fee year beginning on or after 1st April 2027, the relevant retention fee set out in column C of Table 3.”.
(9) For Part 4 (Fees payable) substitute—
“Part 4
Fees payable
Table 1
Registration fees payable under regulation 9
Column A
Column B
Type of registrant
Fee payable for registration on or before 31st March 2027 (£)
Fee payable for registration after 31st March 2027 (£)
New graduates registered by 31st December following graduation
214
221
Other persons registered in the period beginning with 1st April in the year of registration and ending with 30th September in the year of registration
431
443
Other persons registered in the period beginning with 1st October in the year of registration and ending with 31st March in the year of registration
214
221
Table 2
Fees for temporary registrants payable under regulations 10, 11 and 14
Type of fee
Column A
Column B
Fee payable for registration on or before 31st March 2027 or for retention in a retention fee year beginning on or before 31st March 2027 (£)
Fee payable for registration after 31st March 2027 or for retention in a retention fee year beginning after 31st March 2027 (£)
Normal registration fee
431
443
Registration fee for practice restricted to a period of six months or less
214
221
Retention fee
431
443
Table 3
Retention fees payable under regulation 15
Circumstances
Column A
Column B
Column C
Column D
Fee payable under regulation 15(a)(i) (£)
Fee payable under regulation 15(a)(ii) (£)
Fee payable under regulation 15(b)(i) (£)
Fee payable under regulation 15(b)(ii) (£)
Standard registrant
431
468
443
482
Overseas practising registrant
214
251
221
259
Non-practising registrant
71
108
73
111
Table 4
Additional fees payable under regulations 16 and 17
Fee paid (£)
New circumstance
Extra sum payable if change takes place before 1st October of the retention fee year in question (£)
Extra sum payable if change takes place on or after 1st October of the retention fee year in question (£)
71 or 108
Practising, but not in the British Islands
143
72
73 or 111
Practising, but not in the British Islands
147
74
71 or 108
Practising in the British Islands
359
180
73 or 111
Practising in the British Islands
370
186
214 or 251
Practising in the British Islands
216
108
221 or 259
Practising in the British Islands
223
111
Table 5
Credits payable under regulation 18
Fee paid (£)
New circumstance
Sum to be credited (£)
431 or 468
Non-practising registrant
180
443 or 482
Non-practising registrant
186
431 or 468
Overseas practising registrant
108
443 or 482
Overseas practising registrant
111
214 or 251
Non-practising registrant
72
221 or 259
Non-practising registrant
74
Table 6
Restoration fees payable under regulation 19
Type of restoration
Fee payable for restoration on or before 31st March 2027 (£)
Fee payable for restoration after 31st March 2027 (£)
Restoration under section 11(3) of the Act following removal for non-receipt of retention fee
431
443
Restoration in other circumstances
133
137
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/175/schedule/regulation/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/veterinary-surgeons-and-veterinary-practitioners-registration-amendment-regulations-order-of-council-2026/schedule/regulation-1
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