The Veterinary Surgery (Artificial Insemination) Order 2010

• Citation: S.I. 2010/2059
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Title, application, commencement and interpretation

(1) This Order—

(a) may be cited as the Veterinary Surgery (Artificial Insemination) Order 2010;

(b) applies in the United Kingdom save for article 3 which applies in Great Britain only; and

(c) comes into force on 14th September 2010.

(2) In this Order—

“ the Act ” means the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966;

“cow” means a cow of the bovine species, including bison and buffalo; and

“veterinary surgeon” means a person who is registered in the register of veterinary surgeons or the supplemental veterinary register ....

Section 2 Revocations

The Veterinary Surgery (Artificial Insemination) Order 2007 , the Veterinary Surgery (Artificial Insemination) (Amendment) Order 2007 and the Veterinary Surgery (Artificial Insemination) (Amendment) Order 2009 are revoked.

Section 3 Exemption from prohibition on the practice of veterinary surgery for artificial insemination of cows

(1) Section 19(1) of the Act does not prohibit the artificial insemination of a cow if the conditions in paragraph (2) are complied with.

(2) The conditions are that the person carrying out the artificial insemination—

(a) is 16 years or older;

(b) has never been convicted of an offence relating to the welfare of animals; and

(c) either—

(i) carries out that artificial insemination as part of an approved course;

(ii) has successfully completed an approved course; or

(iii) was, immediately before the coming into force of this Order, a qualified inseminator by virtue of paragraph (b) of the definition of “qualified inseminator” in article 3(2) of the Veterinary Surgery (Artificial Insemination) Order 2007; ...

(iv) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3) In this article “approved course” means—

(a) a training course in the artificial insemination of cows that—

(i) has been approved before 22nd May 2007 by the Secretary of State, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Scottish Ministers or the National Assembly for Wales or, before its winding up, by the Agricultural Training Board ; or

(ii) is approved for the time being by the Secretary of State or the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, after consultation with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons; ...

(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Section 4 Exemption from prohibition on the practice of veterinary surgery for artificial insemination of mares

(1) Section 19(1) of the Act does not prohibit the artificial insemination of a mare if the conditions in paragraph (2) are complied with.

(2) The conditions are that the person carrying out the artificial insemination is 18 years or older, and either—

(a) carries out that artificial insemination under the direct and continuous supervision of a veterinary surgeon as part of an approved course; or

(b) has successfully completed an approved course and in each two-year period starting on the date on which that person successfully completed that approved course—

(i) has carried out at least five artificial inseminations of mares; or

(ii) is declared in writing by a veterinary surgeon, who has personally supervised that person’s artificial insemination of a mare, competent to carry out artificial insemination of mares.

(3) In this article “approved course” means—

(a) a training course in the artificial insemination of mares that is approved for the time being by the Secretary of State after consultation with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons; ...

(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .