
1 
This Order may be cited as the Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Registration) (Amendment) Regulations Order of Council 2025 and comes into force on 1st April 2025.
2 
The Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Registration) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 set out in the Schedule are approved.
3 
The Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Registration) (Amendment) Regulations Order of Council 2024 is revoked.
Richard Tilbrook
Clerk of the Privy Council

Schedule
Article 2

The Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, in exercise of its powers under section 11 of the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966, makes the following Regulations.
For Part 4 (fees payable) of the Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Registration) Regulations 2014, substitute—“
Part 4

Table 1
Type of registrant Fee payable (£)
New graduates registered by 31 December following graduation 208
Other persons registered between 1 April and 30 September 418
Other persons registered between 1 October and 31 March 208

Table 2
Type of fee Fee payable (£)
Normal registration fee 418
Registration fee for practice restricted to period of six months or less 208
Retention fee 418

Table 3
Circumstances Column A - Fee payable if payment received on or before 30 April (£) Column B - Fee payable if payment received after 30 April (£)
Standard registrant 418 454
Overseas practising registrant 208 244
Non-practising registrant 69 105

Table 4
Fee paid (£) New circumstance Extra sum payable if change takes place before 1 October Extra sum payable if change takes place on or after 1 October
  (£) (£)
69 or 105 Practising, but not in the British Islands 139 70
69 or 105 Practising in the British Islands 349 175
208 or 244 Practising in the British Islands 210 105

Table 5
Fee paid (£) New circumstance Sum to be credited (£)
418 or 454 Non-practising registrant 175
418 or 454 Overseas practising registrant 105
208 or 244 Non-practising registrant 70

Table 6
Type of restoration Fee payable (£)
Restoration under section 11(3) of the Act following removal for non-receipt of retention fee 418
Restoration in other circumstances 129”.
Pursuant to a resolution of the Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons on 16th January 2025, the Common Seal of the said Royal College was affixed on the 30th January 2025 in the presence of—

Given under the official seal of the General Medical Council on this 4th day of December 2024Louise Allum
Member of Council

Linda Ford
Member of Council

Linda Belton
Officer of the College
