
2010 No. 580
Veterinary Surgeons, England And Wales
Veterinary Surgeons, Scotland
The Veterinary Surgery (Vaccination of Badgers Against Tuberculosis) Order 2010
Made 1st March 2010
Laid before Parliament 5th March 2010
Coming into force 6th April 2010
The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Secretary of State for Scotland, the Secretary of State for Wales and the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development for Northern Ireland acting jointly, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 19(4)(e) of the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966, and now vested in them and after consultation with the Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, make the following Order:
Title, commencement and extent
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This Order—
(a) may be cited as the Veterinary Surgery (Vaccination of Badgers Against Tuberculosis) Order 2010 and comes into force on 6 April 2010; and
(b) extends to Great Britain.
Exemption from prohibition on the practice of veterinary surgery
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(1) Section 19(1) of the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 does not prohibit the vaccination by injection of badgers against tuberculosis if the conditions in paragraph (2) are complied with.
(2) The conditions are that the person administering the vaccine—
(a) is 18 years old or over and—
(i) has successfully completed an approved course;
(ii) holds a valid certificate of competence in the vaccination of badgers by injection, granted by the course provider; and
(iii) acts under the direction of a veterinary surgeon; or
(b) is 18 years old or over and carries out the vaccination as part of an approved course.
(3) In this article “approved course” means a course relating to the vaccination of badgers by injection, approved for the time being by the Secretary of State after consultation with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons.
Jim Fitzpatrick
Minister of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
11th February 2010
Ann McKechin
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Scotland Office
1st March 2010
Wayne David
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Wales Office
25th February 2010
Michelle Gildernew
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
18th February 2010