The Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Registration) (Amendment) Regulations Order of Council 2026

• Citation: S.I. 2026/175
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Registration) (Amendment) Regulations Order of Council 2026 and comes into force on 1st April 2026.

Section 2 Approval

The Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Registration) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 set out in the Schedule are approved.

Section 3 Revocation

The Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Registration) (Amendment) Regulations Order of Council 2025 is revoked.

Section 1

(1) The Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Registration) Regulations 2014 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2(1)—

(a) in the definition of “voluntary removal”, for “.” substitute “;” ;

(b) after the definition of “voluntary removal”, insert—

“ year of registration ” means the period beginning with 1st April preceding the date of registration (or if registration takes place on 1st April, beginning with the date of registration) and ending with the following 31st March (or if registration takes place on 31st March, ending with the date of registration).

(3) For regulation 10 substitute—

(10) Subject to regulation 11, a person applying for registration in the temporary list of the register must pay the following—

(a) for registration on or before 31st March 2027, the relevant fee specified in column A of Table 2;

(b) for registration after 31st March 2027, the relevant fee specified in column B of Table 2.

(4) In regulation 11, after “six months or less” insert “, in which case the registration fee for practice restricted to a period of six months or less is payable” .

(5) For regulation 14 substitute—

(14) A temporary registrant must pay the following—

(a) for retention in a retention fee year beginning on or before 31st March 2027, the retention fee specified in column A of Table 2 at the beginning of the retention fee year;

(b) for retention in a retention fee year beginning after 31st March 2027, the retention fee specified in column B of Table 2 at the beginning of the retention fee year.

(6) For regulation 15 substitute—

(15) All other registrants must—

(a) for retention in the retention fee year beginning on 1st April 2026, pay the following retention fee at the beginning of the retention fee year—

(i) if payment is received on or before 30th April 2026, the relevant fee specified in column A of Table 3, or

(ii) if payment is received after 30th April 2026, the relevant fee specified in column B of Table 3;

(b) for retention in a retention fee year beginning on or after 1st April 2027, pay the following retention fee at the beginning of the retention fee year—

(i) if payment is received on or before 30th April of the retention fee year in question, the relevant fee specified in column C of Table 3, or

(ii) if payment is received after 30th April of the retention fee year in question, the relevant fee specified in column D of Table 3.

(7) In regulation 19—

(a) in paragraph (2), for “column A of Table 3” substitute “column A of Table 3 (in the case of restoration in the retention fee year beginning on 1st April 2026) or column C of Table 3 (in the case of restoration in a retention fee year beginning on or after 1st April 2027)” ;

(b) in sub-paragraph (2)(b), after “1st October” insert “of the retention fee year in question” .

(8) For regulation 20 substitute—

(20) A registrant in the general, Commonwealth or foreign list of the register or the supplemental veterinary register, who is removed by voluntary removal before 1st October in any year, shall be refunded 50% of the following—

(a) in the case of voluntary removal in the year of registration beginning on 1st April 2026, the relevant registration fee set out in column A of Table 1;

(b) in the case of voluntary removal in the retention fee year beginning on 1st April 2026, the relevant retention fee set out in column A of Table 3;

(c) in the case of voluntary removal in a year of registration beginning on or after 1st April 2027, the relevant registration fee set out in column B of Table 1;

(d) in the case of voluntary removal in a retention fee year beginning on or after 1st April 2027, the relevant retention fee set out in column C of Table 3.

(9) For Part 4 (Fees payable) substitute—

Fees payable

Registration fees payable under regulation 9

Fees for temporary registrants payable under regulations 10, 11 and 14

Retention fees payable under regulation 15

Additional fees payable under regulations 16 and 17

Credits payable under regulation 18

Restoration fees payable under regulation 19