4.—(1) Subject to subsection (2)—

(a) each Act specified in the first and second columns of Part 1 of Schedule 1 is repealed to the extent specified in the third column of that Part opposite the references in the first and second columns,

(b) each statutory instrument specified in the first and second columns of Part 2 of Schedule 1 is revoked to the extent specified in the third column of that Part opposite the references in the first and second columns.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1)(b)—

(a) the Veterinary Surgeons (Annual Fees) Order 1997 (S.I. No. 131 of 1997) shall continue in force and may be amended or revoked as if made under section 33,

(b) the Veterinary Surgeons (Qualifying Degrees) Order 1954 (S.I. No. 85 of 1954) shall continue in force and may be amended or revoked as if made under section 65,

(c) the Agreement between the Government of Ireland and the Government of the United Kingdom with respect to Veterinary Surgeons referred to in Article 3 of the Veterinary Surgeons Order 1988 (S.I. No. 66 of 1988) and, in so far as they relate to that Agreement Articles 2 and 3 of that Order, shall continue in force.