Veterinary Practice Act 2005

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1. Art. 1 Short title.
2. Art. 2 Interpretation.
3. Art. 3 Establishment day.
4. Art. 4 Repeals.
5. Art. 5 Interpretation (Part 2).
6. Art. 6 Dissolution of former Council.
7. Art. 7 References to former Council.
8. Art. 8 Staff of Council.
9. Art. 9 Rights and liabilities of former Council.
10. Art. 10 Final accounts of former Council.
11. Art. 11 Establishment of Veterinary Council of Ireland.
12. Art. 12 Procedure of Council.
13. Art. 13 Functions of Council.
14. Art. 14 Conferral of additional functions on Council.
15. Art. 15 Ministerial directions to Council.
16. Art. 16 Appointment of members of Council.
17. Art. 17 Nomination and appointment of certain members of Council.
18. Art. 18 Election.
19. Art. 19 Term of office of members of Council.
20. Art. 20 Establishment of committees.
21. Art. 21 Expenses of Council and members of Council, etc.
22. Art. 22 Removal of members of Council from office.
23. Art. 23 Registrar.
24. Art. 24 Staff of Council.
25. Art. 25 Disclosure of information.
26. Art. 26 Disclosure of interest by member of Council or committee.
27. Art. 27 Disclosure of interest by member of staff of Council.
28. Art. 28 Effect of membership of a House of the Oireachtas or European Parliament.
29. Art. 29 Accounts and audits.
30. Art. 30 Annual report and information.
31. Art. 31 Borrowing by Council.
32. Art. 32 Gifts.
33. Art. 33 Fees.
34. Art. 34 Establishment of Register of Veterinary Practitioners.
35. Art. 35 General matters relating to registration.
36. Art. 36 Transitional provisions relating to Register.
37. Art. 37 Publication of Register.
38. Art. 38 Evidence of Register.
39. Art. 39 Granting of titles.
40. Art. 40 Persons registered in former Register.
41. Art. 41 Persons entitled to be registered in former Register.
42. Art. 42 Persons trained in the State.
43. Art. 43 Mutual recognition — veterinary practitioners.
44. Art. 44 Registration of person who would not otherwise qualify for registration under sections 40 to 43.
45. Art. 45 Limited registration.
46. Art. 46 Registration of veterinary specialists.
47. Art. 47 Persons entitled to be registered as veterinary specialists.
48. Art. 48 Removal of name from Register as veterinary specialist.
49. Art. 49 Application for removal of name from relevant register.
50. Art. 50 Registration of additional qualifications.
51. Art. 51 Correction of registers.
52. Art. 52 Regulations under Part 4.
53. Art. 53 Definition of the practice of veterinary medicine.
54. Art. 54 Offences in relation to practice of veterinary medicine or use of title.
55. Art. 54A Power of Minister to prescribe procedures that may be carried out by non-registered persons.
56. Art. 54B Considerations applicable to exercise of power conferred by section 54A.
57. Art. 54C Offences — regulations under section 54A.
58. Art. 55 Emergency and exceptions to section 54.
59. Art. 56 Registered persons not to use incorrect title.
60. Art. 57 Offence for a registered person to employ a nonregistered person.
61. Art. 58 Recovery of fees.
62. Art. 59 Regulations to provide for practice of veterinary medicine by non-registered persons.
63. Art. 59A Indemnity insurance.
64. Art. 60 Penalties for offences under Part 5.
65. Art. 61 Interpretation (Part 6).
66. Art. 62 Education Committee.
67. Art. 63 Functions of Education Committee.
68. Art. 64 Approval of programme of education.
69. Art. 65 Prescription of educational qualifications for registration.
70. Art. 66 Regulations in relation to programmes of further education.
71. Art. 67 Persons in programmes of education and programmes of further education.
72. Art. 68 Disclosure of information or interests.
73. Art. 69 Interpretation (Part 7).
74. Art. 70 Preliminary Investigation Committee.
75. Art. 71 Fitness to Practise Committee.
76. Art. 72 Appointment to Preliminary Investigation Committee or Fitness to Practise Committee.
77. Art. 73 Terms of appointment of Preliminary Investigation Committee and Fitness to Practise Committee.
78. Art. 74 Fitness to Practise — transitional.
79. Art. 75 Council may investigate fitness to practise.
80. Art. 76 Consideration of an application for an inquiry.
81. Art. 77 Decision of Preliminary Investigation Committee and Council as regards application for inquiry.
82. Art. 78 Inquiry by Fitness to Practise Committee.
83. Art. 79 Report of Fitness to Practise Committee.
84. Art. 80 Removal or suspension from relevant register or conditions attaching to registration.
85. Art. 81 Function of Council to advise, warn or censure.
86. Art. 82 Contribution by registered person.
87. Art. 83 Restoration to relevant register.
88. Art. 84 Person convicted of offence triable on indictment.
89. Art. 85 Privilege in respect of certain matters.
90. Art. 86 Notification to Minister of name removed or restored, etc., from relevant register.
91. Art. 87 Personal interest of member of Preliminary Investigation Committee or Fitness to Practise Committee.
92. Art. 88 Members of Preliminary Investigation Committee and Fitness to Practise Committee not to exercise certain functions.
93. Art. 89 Report of activities of Fitness to Practise Committee to be included in annual report.
94. Art. 90 Interpretation (Part 8).
95. Art. 91 Veterinary nursing.
96. Art. 92 Prescribing procedures to which section 91(2) applies.
97. Art. 93 Establishment of Register of Veterinary Nurses.
98. Art. 94 General matters relating to registration of veterinary nurses.
99. Art. 95 Registration as veterinary nurse.
100. Art. 95A Mutual recognition — veterinary nurses.
101. Art. 96 Provisional registration as veterinary nurse.
102. Art. 96A Registration of persons who would not otherwise qualify for registration under section 95 or 96.
103. Art. 96B Limited registration — veterinary nurses.
104. Art. 97 Offences in relation to practice of veterinary nursing or use of title.
105. Art. 98 Establishment of Board.
106. Art. 99 Procedure of Board.
107. Art. 100 Functions of Board.
108. Art. 101 Transitional arrangements in relation to functions of Board.
109. Art. 102 Regulations in respect of Board.
110. Art. 103 Conferral of additional functions on Board
111. Art. 104 Ministerial directions to Board.
112. Art. 105 Interpretation (Part 9).
113. Art. 106 Where practice of veterinary medicine may occur.
114. Art. 107 Regulations in respect of places and events.
115. Art. 108 Regulations in respect of veterinary premises.
116. Art. 109 Certificate of suitability.
117. Art. 110 Application for issue of certificate of suitability.
118. Art. 111 Regulations in relation to certificates of suitability.
119. Art. 112 Determination of application for certificate of suitability.
120. Art. 113 Decision to refuse a certificate of suitability or apply conditions.
121. Art. 114 Revocation or suspension of certificate of suitability.
122. Art. 115 Liability.
123. Art. 116 Transitional.
124. Art. 117 Inspection of veterinary premises.
125. Art. 117A Non-application of Part 9 to registered persons acting on behalf of State, etc.
126. Art. 118 False statement.
127. Art. 119 Forged certificate of suitability.
128. Art. 120 Register of certificates of suitability.
129. Art. 121 Certificate of suitability not transferable.
130. Art. 122 Obligation to display extract from the register of certificates of suitability.
131. Art. 123 Penalties for offences under Part 9.
132. Art. 124 Appointment of authorised officers of Council.
133. Art. 125 Functions of authorised officers.
134. Art. 126 Power to inspect premises for the purposes of section 125(a) or (c).
135. Art. 126A Search warrants.
136. Art. 127 Power to inspect premises for the purpose of section 125(c).
137. Art. 128 Offences under Part 10.
138. Art. 129 Indemnification of authorised officers, etc.
139. Art. 130 Functions of Council on receipt of report of investigation by authorised officer.
140. Art. 131 Penalties for offences under Part 10.
141. Art. 132 Adaptation of certain references.
142. Art. 133 Regulations.
143. Art. 134 Service of documents, etc.
144. Art. 135 Summary proceedings.
145. Art. 136 Offence by body corporate.
146. Art. 137 Expenses of Minister.