# The Veterinary Surgery (Rectal Ultrasound Scanning of Bovines) Order 2010, Note: Explanatory note

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order permits people who are not veterinary surgeons to carry out rectal ultrasound scanning of bovines, subject to the conditions set out in the Order. It revokes the Veterinary Surgery (Rectal Ultrasound Scanning of Bovines) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/2584) and remakes the provisions of that Order with amendments to comply with the Provision of Services Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2999) by which the United Kingdom transposed Directive 2006/123/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ No L 376, 27.12.2006) on services in the internal market.
Article 1(2) of the Order defines rectal ultrasound scanner. This includes a doppler rectal transponder. Article 3 sets out the conditions with which a person who is not a registered veterinary surgeon must comply in order to use a rectal ultrasound scanner, other than a doppler rectal transponder, for the purpose of detecting whether or not a bovine is pregnant. Article 4 sets out the conditions with which a person who is not a registered veterinary surgeon must comply in order to use a doppler rectal transponder. Article 5 sets out the record-keeping requirements for people who carry out rectal ultrasound scanning of bovines in accordance with this Order.
In accordance with Directive 2006/123/EC and the Provision of Services Regulations 2009, the definition of “approved course” includes training courses in other EEA States, successful completion of which entitles a person to use rectal ultrasound scanners in those States for the purpose of detecting whether a bovine is pregnant.
No impact assessment has been carried out for this instrument as it has no significant impact on the costs of business, charities, voluntary bodies or the public sector.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/2056/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/veterinary-surgery-rectal-ultrasound-scanning-of-bovines-order-2010/note
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