Regulation 2 InterpretationI1

In these Regulations—

• “the Act” means the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966;

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

• “inform” and “notify” include making a communication by electronic means;

• “non-practising registrant” means a registrant who has declared in writing to the registrar that they will not practise, either in the British Islands or anywhere else;

• “overseas practising registrant” means a registrant who has declared in writing to the registrar that they will not practise in the British Islands;

• “practise” or “practising” means practising veterinary surgery^f1 or engaging in any professional activity as a veterinary surgeon, whether or not for remuneration;

• “registrant” means a person whose name has been entered in either of the veterinary registers, and shall include a person who has applied for their name to be entered in the register^f2;

• “registrar” means the registrar of the College^f3;

• “registration” means the entry of a person’s name in either of the veterinary registers for the first time, and the verb “register” shall be construed accordingly;

• “registration fee” means a fee charged to a registrant on registration;

• “restoration” means the restoration of a name which has been removed from either of the veterinary registers, and “restore” shall be construed accordingly;

• “restoration fee” means a fee charged on the restoration of a name to either of the veterinary registers;

• “retention” means the retention of an existing registrant’s name in either of the veterinary registers;

• “retention fee” means a fee charged in respect of the retention of a registrant’s name in either of the veterinary registers for each retention fee year;

• “retention fee year” means, for a temporary registrant, each period of twelve calendar months beginning with the first anniversary of the date of registration; and for all other registrants, the period running from 1st April following the date of registration until the following 31st March, and each period of 12 months thereafter;

• “standard registrant” means a registrant other than a non-practising registrant or an overseas practising registrant;

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

• “temporary registrant” means a registrant entered into the register under section 7 of the Act;

• “veterinary registers” means the register and the supplementary veterinary register;

• “visiting practitioner” means a person to whom Schedule 1B to the Act applies;

• “voluntary removal” means removal from the register under section 13(2) of the Act F1;

• F2“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).

In these Regulations, a reference to a table is a reference to a table in Part 4 of these Regulations.