Article 4 Exemption from prohibition on the practice of veterinary surgery for the administration of epidural anaesthesia to bovinesI1

United Kingdom

(1)

Section 19(1) of the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966^f1 does not prohibit the administration of epidural anaesthesia for the purpose of embryo collection or embryo transfer if the conditions in paragraph (2) are complied with.

(2)

The conditions are that the person administering the epidural anaesthesia is 18 years or older and—

(a)

is undergoing an approved course and administers the epidural anaesthesia under the direct and continuous personal supervision of a veterinary surgeon; or

(b)

has successfully completed an approved course and—

(i)

administers the epidural anaesthesia on the instructions and under the authority of a team veterinarian (or other person nominated by that team veterinarian) as a member of an embryo collection or embryo transfer team; and

(ii)

if that person has not practised the administration of epidural anaesthesia in the period of two years immediately preceding the administration of the epidural anaesthesia, has, within that period, successfully completed a course of training approved by—

(aa)

the Secretary of State or the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, after consultation with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons; F1...

(bb)

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as being suitable for renewing skills in the administration of epidural anaesthesia to bovines.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Art. 4(2)(b)(ii)(bb) and word omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Farriers and Animal Health (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/457), regs. 1(1), 7(3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Commencement

I1: Art. 4 in force at 14.9.2010, see art. 1

Footnotes

f1: Section 19(1) of that Act was amended by the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 (c. 43), section 32(2).