DEFRA shelves plans for a new Veterinary Surgeons Act.

The article reports that Great Britain's Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has cancelled its plans to replace the Veterinary Surgeons Act. DEFRA announced the British government's decision regarding the law at a meeting of the House of Commons Select Committee for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Minister for Sustainable Food and Farming and Animal Health Lord Rooker explains the reason behind the cancellation of the plan to replace the law.