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Amendment of Veterinary Practice Act 2005 - mutual recognition

19. The Veterinary Practice Act 2005 is amended by—

(a) in section 43(9)(b) (inserted by section 8 (1) of the Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Act 2012 )—

(i) in subparagraph (iii), after “practitioner,” by deleting “and”,

(ii) in subparagraph (iv), by inserting “and” after “nationality,”, and

(iii) by inserting after subparagraph (iv) the following subparagraph:

“(v) a declaration of his or her knowledge of the English language necessary for practising as a veterinary practitioner,”,

and

(b) in section 95A(4)(b) (inserted by section 8 (2) of the Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Act 2012 ) of that Act is amended—

(i) in subparagraph (ii)(II), by substituting “1 year” for “2 years”,

(ii) in subparagraph (iii), after “nurse,” by deleting “and”,

(iii) in subparagraph (iv), by inserting “and” after “nationality,”, and

(iv) by inserting after subparagraph (iv) the following subparagraph:

“(v) a declaration of his or her knowledge of the English language necessary for practising veterinary nursing,”.