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Updated to 23 October 2025 (Act No. 10 of 2025 and S.I. No. 506 of 2025)

Veterinary Surgeons Act 1931
No. 36 of 1931

Contents

Commencement

Section Commencement/Effective Date
Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
 Commencement Information
Whole Act 1 August 1931 Commenced on enactment

Amendments and other effects

How Affected Affecting Provision
Application restricted S.I. No. 66 of 1988, art. 6(3)
Rep. with transit. provns. 22/2005, s.3, 4(1)(a), 36(2), 74(1) (2), 132, sch. 1
Adapt. and mod. S.R. & O. No. 4 of 1941, pars. 3, 4
Am. S.I. No. 66 of 1988, art. 6(3)
New provns. S.I. No. 68 of 1954
  S.I. No. 15 of 1972
Power to make provns. in lieu of. 18/1952, ss. 4-6
Rstrct. 18/1952, s.6
S. 3 (3) cesser, new provns. (in pt.) substit. S.I. No. 66 of 1988, art. 5(4)
S. 7  cesser, new provns. (in pt.) substit. S.I. No. 66 of 1988, art. 5(4)
S. 8 cesser, new provns. (in pt.) substit. S.I. No. 66 of 1988, art. 6(4)
S. 9 cesser, new provns. (in pt.) substit. S.I. No. 66 of 1988, art. 7(6)
S. 10 cesser, new provns. (in pt.) substit. S.I. No. 66 of 1988, art. 8(7)
S. 11 cesser, new provns. (in pt.) substit. S.I. No. 66 of 1988, art. 9(6)
S. 12  cesser, new provns. (in pt.) substit. S.I. No. 66 of 1988, art. 13(a)
S. 14 cesser, new provns. (in pt.) substit. S.I. No. 66 of 1988, art. 10(5)
S. 15 (4) cesser, new provns. (in pt.) substit. S.I. No. 66 of 1988, art. 11(2)
S. 19 (2) cesser, new provns. (in pt.) substit. S.I. No. 66 of 1988, art. 13(b)
S. 24 (1) mod. S.R. & O. No. 4 of 1941, par. 3
S. 27 constr. S.I. No. 391 of 1980, regs. 2, 4(2)
  S.I. No. 288 of 2003, reg. 3(2)
S. 27 fee prescribed S.I. No. 33 of 1977, arts. 1(2), 3
  S.I. No. 74 of 1973, arts. 1(2), 3
S. 28 fee prescribed S.I. No. 131 of 1997, arts. 1(2), 3
  S.I. No. 33 of 1977, arts. 1(2), 4
  S.I. No. 74 of 1973, arts. 1(2), 4
S. 28(1) applied with modifications S.I. No. 319 of 1972, art. 3(1)(a)
S. 28 (4) am. S.I. No. 62 of 1990, art. 3
S. 31 am. S.I. No. 391 of 1980, reg. 4(1)
S. 31(c)(d) reference construed S.I. No. 268 of 1994, reg. 3(2)
S. 31(1) constr. S.I. No. 391 of 1980, regs. 2, 4(2)
  S.I. No. 288 of 2003, reg. 3(2)
S. 31(1)(a) ceased S.I. No. 66 of 1988, art. 13(d)
S. 31(1)(c) inserted S.I. No. 288 of 2003, reg. 3(1)(a)
  S.I. No. 391 of 1980, regs. 2, 4(1)(a)
S. 31(1)(c) references construed S.I. No. 323 of 1982, reg. 3(1)
S. 31(1)(d) inserted S.I. No. 288 of 2003, reg. 3(1)(a)
  S.I. No. 391 of 1980, regs. 2, 4(1)(a)
S. 31(1)(d) references construed S.I. No. 323 of 1982, reg. 3(1)
S. 31(1)(e) ins. S.I. No. 288 of 2003, reg. 3(1)(a)
S. 31(1)(c) substituted S.I. No. 268 of 1994, reg. 3(1)
S. 31(1)(c) (d) am. S.I. No. 159 of 1987, reg. 3(1)
S. 31(1)(c) (d) constr. S.I. No. 323 of 1982, reg. 3(1)
  S.I. No. 268 of 1994, reg. 3(2)
  S.I. No. 253 of 1992, reg. 3(1)
  S.I. No. 159 of 1987, reg. 3(1)
S. 31(1)(c) (d) (e) ins. S.I. No. 288 of 2003, reg. 3(1)(a)
S. 31(1)(d), appl. with mods. S.I. No. 288 of 2003, reg. 4(1)(c), (d)
S. 31(1)(e), appl. with mods. S.I. No. 288 of 2003, reg. 4(1)(c), (d)
S. 31(2) (3) cesser, new provns. (in pt.) substit. S.I. No. 66 of 1988, arts. 5(4), 6(4), 7(6), 8(7), 9(6), 10(5), 11(2), 13(a) (b) (f) (i)
S. 31(2) ceased S.I. No. 66 of 1988, art. 13(d)
S. 31(3) ceased S.I. No. 66 of 1988, art. 13(d)
S. 31(4) inserted S.I. No. 391 of 1980, regs. 2, 4(1)(b)
S. 31(4)(a) ins. S.I. No. 288 of 2003, reg. 3(1)(b)
S. 31(4)(b) ins. S.I. No. 288 of 2003, reg. 3(1)(b)
S. 31(4)(b)(v) ins. S.I. No. 265 of 2004, reg. 3(a)
S. 31A, new s. S.I. No. 288 of 2003, reg. 3(1)(c)
S. 31A(2) substit. S.I. No. 265 of 2004, reg. 3(b)
S. 32 am. S.I. No. 66 of 1988, art. 13 (e) (f) (ii) (g) (i)
S. 32(2) amended S.I. No. 66 of 1988, art. 13(e)
S. 33(b) (c) cesser, new provns. (in pt.) substit. S.I. No. 66 of 1988, arts. 5(4), 6(4), 7(6), 8(7), 9(6), 10(5), 11(2), 13(a), (b) (f)(i)
S. 33(b) ceased S.I. No. 66 of 1988, art. 13(f)(i)
S. 33(c) ceased S.I. No. 66 of 1988, art. 13(f)(i)
S. 33(d) amended S.I. No. 66 of 1988, art. 13(e) (f) (ii) (g) (i)
  S.I. No. 66 of 1988, art. 13(f)(ii)
S. 34 substit. 34/1960, ss. 1, 2, sch. 1
S. 35(1) amended S.I. No. 66 of 1988, art. 13(e) (f) (ii) (g) (i)
  S.I. No. 66 of 1988, art. 13(g)(i)
S. 35(2), subsec. del. S.I. No. 66 of 1988, art. 13(g)(ii)
S. 35(2) amended S.I. No. 66 of 1988, art. 13(g)(ii)
S. 35(2) references construed S.I. No. 319 of 1972, art. 3(1)(b)
Ss. 35(3), 36 am. S.I. No. 66 of 1988, arts. 12(2), 13(g)(iii) (iv) (h) (i)
S. 35(3) amended S.I. No. 66 of 1988, art. 13(g)(iii)
  S.I. No. 66 of 1988, art. 13(g)(iv)
S. 36 application restricted S.I. No. 66 of 1988, art. 12(2)
S. 36 references construed S.I. No. 319 of 1972, art. 3(1)(b)
S. 36 substit. 34/1960, ss. 1, 2, sch. 1
S. 36(1) amended S.I. No. 66 of 1988, art. 13(h)(i)
S. 36 (2) (3), subsecs. del. S.I. No. 66 of 1988, art. 13(h)(ii)
S. 36(2) amended S.I. No. 66 of 1988, art. 13(h)(ii)
S. 36(3) amended S.I. No. 66 of 1988, art. 13(h)(ii)
S. 36(4)-(12) appl. S.I. No. 391 of 1980, reg. 5(4)
S. 36(4)-(12), appl. with ness. mods. S.I. No. 288 of 2003, reg. 4(4)
Ss. 37, 38 (in pt.) rep. 34/1960, s. 3, sch. 2
Ss. 38, 39 appl. S.I. No. 391 of 1980, reg. 5(4)
S. 38, appl. with ness. mods. S.I. No. 288 of 2003, reg. 4(4)
S. 39 (in pt.), appl. with ness. mods. S.I. No. 288 of 2003, reg. 4(4)
S. 39 (1) (in pt.), (3) rep. 34/1960, s. 3, sch. 2
S. 41 (1) mod. S.R. & O. No. 4 of 1941, par. 4
S. 41(3) substituted S.I. No. 66 of 1988, art. 13
S. 41 (3), subsec. substit. S.I. No. 66 of 1988, art. 13 (i)
S. 42 adapt. S.R. & O. No. 58 of 1947, art. 9, sch. 3
S. 43(3) applied with modifications S.I. No. 319 of 1972, art. 3(1)(c)
S. 44(1) applied with modifications S.I. No. 319 of 1972, art. 3(1)(c)
Ss. 45, 46, applic. rstrct. S.I. No. 391 of 1980, reg. 5(1)(d)
S. 45 applied with modifications S.I. No. 319 of 1972, art. 3(1)(c)
Ss. 46, 47 saved. 18/1952, s. 8
S. 46(1) applied with modifications S.I. No. 319 of 1972, art. 3(1)(c)

SIs made under the Act

SectionSIs made under the Act
S. 27 Veterinary Surgeons (Registration Fees and Annual Fees) Order 1982 (S.I. No. 24 of 1982)
  Veterinary Surgeons (Registration Fees and Annual Fees) Order 1977 (S.I. No. 33 of 1977)
  Veterinary Surgeons (Registration Fees and Annual Fees) Order 1973 (S.I. No. 74 of 1973)
S. 28 Veterinary Surgeons (Registration Fees and Annual Fees) Order 1985 (S.I. No. 40 of 1985)
  Veterinary Surgeons (Registration Fees and Annual Fees) Order 1982 (S.I. No. 24 of 1982)
  Veterinary Surgeons (Registration Fees and Annual Fees) Order 1977 (S.I. No. 33 of 1977)
  Veterinary Surgeons (Registration Fees and Annual Fees) Order 1973 (S.I. No. 74 of 1973)
  Veterinary Surgeons (Annual Fee in Respect of Registration) Order 1964 (S.I. No. 64 of 1964)
S. 28(4) Veterinary Surgeons (Annual Fees) Order 1997 (S.I. No. 131 of 1997)
  Veterinary Surgeons (Registration Fees and Annual Fees) Order 1990 (S.I. No. 62 of 1990)