Veterinary Practice Act 2005 (Treatment by non-registered person) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 278 of 2017). Country/Territory Ireland Document type Regulation Date 2017 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock Keyword Animal health Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract These Regulations provide for the practice of veterinary medicine by a medical practitioner or a dentist in the case of an emergency. A veterinary practitioner may, in respect of an animal under his or her care, request a registered medical practitioner to carry out a procedure on the animal- (a) if the procedure is unusually complex, (b) if that registered medical practitioner has a high level of expertise in the field of medicine related to the procedure, and (c) there is no veterinary practitioner with the requisite skill and experience available to carry out the procedure. Full text English Website www.irishstatutebook.ie References - Legislation Implements Veterinary Practice Act 2005 (No. 22 of 2005). Legislation | Ireland | 2005 (2021) Keyword: Animal health, Institution, Drugs, Certification, Education, Inspection, Offences/penalties, Registration, Biosecurity Source: FAO, FAOLEX