Article 3 Exemption from prohibition of practice of veterinary surgery
The taking of blood for use in diagnosis for the control or eradication of infectious disease by the Ministers—
from farm animals, if carried out by a person who complies with the conditions set out in paragraph (2)(a) or (2)(b) below, or
from poultry, if carried out by a person who complies with the conditions set out in paragraph (3) below.
is hereby specified as a minor treatment, test or operation for the purposes of section 19(4)(e) of the Act (which provides that the prohibition of the practice of veterinary surgery by unqualified persons contained in section 19(1) of the Act shall not apply to the carrying out or performance of any minor treatment, test or operation specified in an order made under the said section 19(4)(e)).
The conditions referred to in paragraph (1)(a) above are that the person taking the blood—
shall be undergoing instruction in the taking of blood from farm animals and shall take the blood while he is acting under the direct personal supervision of a qualified person, or
shall be certified by the Ministers as proficient to take blood from farm animals by reason of having passed such tests or examinations in the taking of blood from farm animals as may be specified in the certificate, and
shall take the blood while he is acting under the general direction of a qualified person.
The conditions referred to in paragraph (1)(b) above are that the person taking the blood—
shall take the blood while he is acting under the general direction of a qualified person, and
shall be, in the opinion of the qualified person, competent to take the blood.