The Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 is an act of the

Parliament of the United Kingdom The Parliament of the United Kingdom is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories. It meets at the Palace of Westminster, London. It alone possesses legislative suprema ...

that makes legal provision for the definition of the qualifications to practise

veterinary surgery Veterinary surgery is surgery performed on animals by veterinarians, whereby the procedures fall into three broad categories: orthopaedics (bones, joints, muscles), soft tissue surgery (skin, body cavities, cardiovascular system, GI/urogenital/ ...

in the realm.

References

United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1966 Veterinary medicine in the United Kingdom {{UK-law-stub