THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, in pursuance of Article 11 of the Veterinary Surgeons (Jersey) Law 1999,[1] orders as follows –

“(b)    the recognized veterinary surgeon is the employer or is acting on behalf of the employer of the veterinary nurse; and

(c)     the recognized veterinary surgeon directing the medical treatment or minor surgery is satisfied that the veterinary nurse is qualified to carry out the treatment or surgery.”.

“7.     Any medical treatment or any minor surgery (not involving entry into a body cavity) to any animal by a student veterinary nurse if –

(a)     the animal is, for the time being, under the care of a recognized veterinary surgeon and the medical treatment or minor surgery is carried out by the student veterinary nurse at his direction and in the course of the student veterinary nurse’s training;

(b)     the treatment or surgery is supervised by a recognized veterinary surgeon or veterinary nurse and, in the case of surgery, the supervision is direct, continuous and personal; and

(c)     the recognized veterinary surgeon is the employer or is acting on behalf of the employer of the student veterinary nurse.

In this paragraph –

‘student veterinary nurse’ means a person undergoing training as a veterinary nurse at an approved training and assessment centre or a veterinary practice approved by such a centre; and

‘approved training and assessment centre’ means a centre approved by the Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons of the United Kingdom for the purpose of training and assessing student veterinary nurses.”.