Statutory Instrument 1988 No. 784

The Veterinary Surgeons (Agreement with the Republic of Ireland) Order 1988

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1988 No. 784

VETERINARY SURGEONS

The Veterinary Surgeons (Agreement with the Republic of Ireland) Order 1988

At the Court of Saint James, the 27th day of April 1988

Present,

The Counsellors of State in Council

Whereas Her Majesty in pursuance of the Regency Acts 1937 to 1953, was pleased, by Letters Patent dated the 28th day of March 1988, to delegate to the six Counsellors of State therein named or any two or more of them full power and authority during the period of Her Majesty's absence from the United Kingdom to summon and hold on Her Majesty's behalf Her Privy Council and to signify thereat Her Majesty's approval for anything for which Her Majesty's approval in Council is required:

Whereas by section 21 of the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966^[1] Her Majesty may by Order in Council give effect to any agreement with respect to veterinary surgeons entered into between Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom and the Government of the Republic of Ireland:

And Whereas those Governments have entered into the agreement with respect to veterinary surgeons set out in the Schedule to this Order:And Whereas those Governments have agreed that, as a result of entering into that agreement, the agreement of 1st December 1972 set out in the Schedule to the Veterinary Surgeons (Agreement with Republic of Ireland) Order 1972^[2] should now be revoked:

Now, therefore, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and His Royal Highness The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, being authorised thereat by the said Letters Patent and in pursuance of the powers conferred by the said section 21, and all other powers enabling Her Majesty, and, by and with the advice of Her Majesty's Privy Council, do on Her Majesty's behalf order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—

    1.    This Order may be cited as the Veterinary Surgeons (Agreement with the Republic of Ireland) Order 1988 and shall come into force on 31st May 1988.

    2.    The agreement set out in the Schedule to this Order is hereby given effect.

    3.    The Veterinary Surgeons (Agreement with Republic of Ireland) Order 1972 is hereby revoked.

    4.    Section 1 of the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 (provisions as to the Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons) is amended as follows—
 (a) in paragraph (a) of subsection (1) the words "residing outside the Republic of Ireland" are omitted; and
 (b) after that subsection there is inserted the following subsection—

"S.I. 1988/784.
    (1A)    A member of the College who, by virtue of article 3(1) or 3(2) of the Agreement with respect to veterinary surgeons made between Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom and the Government of the Republic of Ireland and given effect to in the United Kingdom by the Veterinary Surgeons (Agreement with the Republic of Ireland) Order 1988, is not required to pay a fee in respect of his membership of the College, may not vote, propose any candidate or stand as a candidate in any election of members of the Council which takes place after 31st May 1988 unless he has paid, in respect of every membership year that has occurred between that date and the date of the election, the fee prescribed by regulation of the Council under section 11(1)(b) of this Act on or before 31st March in every such year; and in this sub-section "membership year" means the membership year of the College running from the 1st day of April to the 31st day of March." .

G. I. de Deney

Clerk of the Privy Council

[1] 1966 c. 36. back

[2] S.I. 1972/1991. back

Explanatory Note