Paragraph 2

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires:—

• “Act” means the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966;

• “appropriate form” means an application form issued by the Council for the type of application in question and a requirement that an application shall be made on the appropriate form shall imply that the Council is entitled to require the completion of the form;

• “College” means the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons;

• “Council” means the Council of the College;

• “Disciplinary Committee” means the Disciplinary Committee of the Council;

• “fee year” means the period running from 1st April to the next following 31st March;

• “register” means the register of veterinary surgeons maintained under section 2 of the Act;

• “registrable address” means the address given by the applicant in the appropriate form or, where the address has been changed, as subsequently notified to the registrar;

• “registrable qualification” means a qualification entitling a person to be registered in the register under sections 3, 4, 5A^f1 or 6 of the Act;

• “registrar” means the registrar of the College;

• “supplementary veterinary register” means the supplementary veterinary register maintained under section 8 of the Act;

• “veterinary practitioner” means a person registered in the supplementary veterinary register;

• “veterinary surgeon” means a person registered in the register.

References in these Regulations to a numbered Regulation mean the Regulation bearing that number in these Regulations, and references in these Regulations to “the Schedule” mean the Schedule to these Regulations.