Acts of veterinary medicine veterinary students are authorised to carry out
21 Acts of veterinary medicine veterinary students are authorised to carry out
Subject to subregulation (1A) and to regulation 22, a veterinary student is authorised to carry out an act of veterinary medicine in circumstances where —
carrying out the act of veterinary medicine is required as part of the veterinary student’s course of study; and
the act of veterinary medicine is carried out —
in the case of an act of veterinary medicine specified in subregulation (2) — under approved direct supervision; or
in any other case — under approved personal supervision;
and
any of the following persons has given permission for the act to be carried out by a veterinary student —
an owner of the animal;
a person in charge of the animal, other than the supervising veterinarian;
if the animal is in the custody, care and control of the supervising veterinarian — a person who was a person in charge of the animal immediately before the veterinarian accepted custody, care and control of the animal;
and
if permission is given subject to any condition, the condition is complied with.
[(e) deleted]
A veterinary student is not authorised to carry out the following acts of veterinary medicine —
certification of the disease status, including freedom from disease, of an animal or animal product;
certification of the pregnancy status of an animal;
certification of the sterilisation status of an animal.
For the purposes of subregulation (1)(b)(i), the acts of veterinary medicine are the following —
[(a), (b) deleted]
administering, monitoring and managing intravenous fluid therapy and transfusions;
providing to the owner of an animal that is under the care of a veterinarian —
advice as to the treatment of the animal; and
information as to the clinical progress of the animal.
[(3) deleted]
[Regulation 21 amended: SL 2025/92 r. 17.]
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