23Amendment of registration on application

23 Amendment of registration on application (1) A registered veterinary practitioner may apply to the board to amend the practitioner’s registration (including by removing or amending a condition of the registration). (2) The board may, in writing, require the applicant to give the board additional information or documents that the board reasonably needs to decide the application. (3) If the applicant does not comply with a requirement under subsection (2), the board may refuse to consider the application. (4) In deciding whether to amend the registration, the board may consider anything the board may consider under section 19 in relation to an application for registration. (5) On application by a registered veterinary practitioner to amend the practitioner’s registration, the board must— (a) amend the registration in the way applied for; or (b) refuse to amend the registration.