Veterinary Practice Act 2005
Number 22 of 2005
VETERINARY PRACTICE ACT 2005
REVISED
Updated to 1 July 2022
This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the Veterinary Practice Act 2005. It is prepared by the Law Reform Commission in accordance with its function under the Law Reform Commission Act 1975 (3/1975) to keep the law under review and to undertake revision and consolidation of statute law.
All Acts up to and including the Birth Information and Tracing Act 2022 (14/2022), enacted 30 June 2022, and all statutory instruments up to and including the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Sections 41 and 48) (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 326 of 2022), made 1 July 2022, were considered in the preparation of this Revised Act.
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Number 22 of 2005
VETERINARY PRACTICE ACT 2005
REVISED
Updated to 1 July 2022
Introduction
This Revised Act presents the text of the Act as it has been amended since enactment, and preserves the format in which it was passed.
Related legislation
This Act is not collectively cited with any other Act.
Annotations
This Revised Act is annotated and includes textual and non-textual amendments, statutory instruments made pursuant to the Act and previous affecting provisions.
An explanation of how to read annotations is available at
www.lawreform.ie/annotations.
Material not updated in this revision
Where other legislation is amended by this Act, those amendments may have been superseded by other amendments in other legislation, or the amended legislation may have been repealed or revoked. This information is not represented in this revision but will be reflected in a revision of the amended legislation if one is available.
Where legislation or a fragment of legislation is referred to in annotations, changes to this legislation or fragment may not be reflected in this revision but will be reflected in a revision of the legislation referred to if one is available.
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Acts which affect or previously affected this revision
• Horse Racing Ireland Act 2016 (2/2016)
• Freedom of Information Act 2014 (30/2014)
• Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 (15/2013)
• Ombudsman (Amendment) Act 2012 (38/2012)
• Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Act 2012 (25/2012)
• Consumer Protection Act 2007 (19/2007)
All Acts up to and including Birth Information and Tracing Act 2022 (14/2022), enacted 30 June 2022, were considered in the preparation of this revision.
Statutory instruments which affect or previously affected this revision
• Veterinary Council of Ireland (Recognition of Qualifications and Registration) (Veterinary Practitioner) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 282 of 2022)
• Veterinary Council of Ireland (Recognition of Qualifications and Registration) (Veterinary Nurse) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 281 of 2022)
• Veterinary Council of Ireland (Prescribed Educational Qualifications) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 280 of 2022)
• Veterinary Council of Ireland (Fees) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 279 of 2022)
• Veterinary Council of Ireland Continuing Veterinary Education for Veterinary Nurses Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 578 of 2020)
• Veterinary Council of Ireland Continuing Veterinary Education for Veterinary Practitioners Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 577 of 2020)
• Veterinary Council of Ireland Indemnity Insurance Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 576 of 2020)
• Veterinary Practice Act 2005 (Treatment by non-registered person) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 278 of 2017)
• European Union (Veterinary Practice Act 2005) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 362 of 2014)
• Animal Health and Welfare (Operations and Procedures) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 127 of 2014)
• Animal Health and Welfare (Revocation) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 126 of 2014)
• Animal Health and Welfare (Operations and Procedures) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 123 of 2014)
• European Communities (Veterinary Practice Act 2005) (Qualifications in Veterinary Medicine) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 745 of 2007)
• European Communities (Veterinary Practice Act 2005) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 117 of 2007)
• Veterinary Practice Act 2005 (Prescribed Places and Events) Regulations 2006 (S.I. No. 611 of 2006)
• Veterinary Practice Act 2005 (Establishment Day) Order 2005 (S.I. No. 598 of 2005)
All statutory instruments up to and including Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Sections 41 and 48) (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 326 of 2022), made 1 July 2022, were considered in the preparation of this revision.
Number 22 of 2005
VETERINARY PRACTICE ACT 2005
REVISED
Updated to 1 July 2022
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Preliminary and General
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Former Council
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Veterinary Council of Ireland
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Effect of membership of a House of the Oireachtas or European Parliament. |
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Registration
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Registration of person who would not otherwise qualify for registration under sections 40 to 43. |
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Persons entitled to be registered as veterinary specialists. |
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Practice of Veterinary Medicine
Veterinary Education and Training
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Prescription of educational qualifications for registration. |
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Persons in programmes of education and programmes of further education. |
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Fitness to Practise
Veterinary Nurses
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General matters relating to registration of veterinary nurses. |
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Registration of persons who would not otherwise qualify for registration under section 95 or 96. |
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Offences in relation to practice of veterinary nursing or use of title. |
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Transitional arrangements in relation to functions of Board. |
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Veterinary Premises
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Determination of application for certificate of suitability. |
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Decision to refuse a certificate of suitability or apply conditions. |
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Non-application of Part 9 to registered persons acting on behalf of State, etc. |
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Obligation to display extract from the register of certificates of suitability. |
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Investigations by Council
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Power to inspect premises for the purposes of section 125(a) or (c). |
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Power to inspect premises for the purpose of section 125(c). (Repealed) |
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Functions of Council on receipt of report of investigation by authorised officer. |
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Miscellaneous
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Acts Repealed
Enactments Revoked
Council: Seal, Elections, Membership, Chair and Meetings
Mutual Recognition and Establishment of Services
Interpretation
Provisions to Apply to Applications under Mutual Recognition Requirements of the European Union
Provisions to Apply to Applications that Relate to Establishment of Services
Education Committee, Preliminary Investigation Committee and Fitness to Practise Committee:— Membership, Chair and Meetings
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Animal Remedies Act 1993 |
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Companies Acts 1963 to 2003 |
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Diseases of Animals Act 1966 |
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European Communities Act 1972 |
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European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993 |
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European Parliament Elections Act 1997 |
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Freedom of Information Act 1997 |
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Local Government Act 2001 |
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Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act 1851 |
14 & 15 Vict., c.93 |
Solicitors Act 1954 |
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Veterinary Surgeons Act 1931 |
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Veterinary Surgeons Act 1952 |
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Veterinary Surgeons Act 1960 |
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Veterinary Surgeons Acts 1931 to 1960 |
Number 22 of 2005
VETERINARY PRACTICE ACT 2005
REVISED
Updated to 1 July 2022
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A BODY KNOWN AS COMHAIRLE TRÉIDLIANNA NA hÉIREANN OR, IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, THE VETERINARY COUNCIL OF IRELAND TO REGULATE AND MANAGE THE VETERINARY PROFESSIONS AND TO PROVIDE FOR ITS OTHER FUNCTIONS, TO PROVIDE FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF A BODY KNOWN AS BORD ALTRAÍ TRÉIDLIACHTA NA hÉIREANN OR, IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, THE VETERINARY NURSES BOARD OF IRELAND, TO DISSOLVE THE VETERINARY COUNCIL ESTABLISHED UNDER THE VETERINARY SURGEONS ACT 1931, TO REPEAL THE VETERINARY SURGEONS ACTS 1931 TO 1960 AND CERTAIN OTHER ENACTMENTS AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.
[12th July, 2005]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:
Annotations
Modifications (not altering text):
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Application of Act potentially restricted (6.03.2014) by Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 (15/2013), s. 16(5), S.I. No. 106 of 2014.
Prohibited operations and procedures.
16.— ...
(5) Nothing in the Veterinary Practice Act 2005 renders lawful anything done in contravention of animal health and welfare regulations.
Editorial Notes:
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The Veterinary Council of Ireland is not a reviewable agency in relation to certain functions as provided by Ombudsman Act 1980 (26/1980), s. 4 and schedule part II para. (t) as substituted (30.04.2013) by Ombudsman (Amendment) Act 2012 (38/2012), s. 16 and sch. part 1, commenced 6 months after enactment as per s. 1(3).