Medicines PART 1 Introduction Title and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Definition of “veterinary medicinal product”, interpretation and scope 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Products to which these Regulations do not apply 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 2 Authorised veterinary medicinal products Placing a veterinary medicinal product on the market 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manufacture of veterinary medicinal products 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The finished product 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Classification, supply and possession of the product 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Administration of the product 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Importation of authorised veterinary medicinal products 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Advertising the product 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Advertising of prescription products and products containing psychotropic drugs or narcotics 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Defence of publication in the course of business 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wholesale dealing 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Feedingstuffs 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exemptions 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fees 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 3 Records Food-producing animals: proof of purchase of veterinary medicinal products 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Food-producing animals: records of administration by a veterinary surgeon 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Food-producing animals: records of acquisition and administration 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Food-producing animals: retention of records 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Records by a holder of a manufacturing authorisation 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Records by a holder of a wholesale dealer’s authorisation 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Records of the receipt or supply of prescription products 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Records of products administered to a food-producing animal under the cascade 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 4 Unauthorised veterinary medicinal products Importation of an unauthorised veterinary medicinal product 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Possession of an unauthorised veterinary medicinal product 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supply of an unauthorised veterinary medicinal product 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 5 Miscellaneous provisions, enforcement and offences The Veterinary Products Committee 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Veterinary Products Committee appeals procedure 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appeals to an appointed person 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exports 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Time limits 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appointment of inspectors 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Powers of entry 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Powers of an inspector 35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inspection of pharmacies 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Obstruction 37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Improvement notices 38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appeals against improvement notices 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Powers of a court on appeal 40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seizure notices 41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Publication 42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Penalties 43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Northern Ireland 44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Revocations and consequential amendment 45 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 In section 1 of the Medicines Act 1971 (fees), in subsection (3), for “as amended by the Transfer of Functions (Wales) Order 1969 have the same meanings in this section as in that Act as so amended” substitute “(as amended) have the same meanings in this section as in that Act (as amended)”. Jonathan Shaw Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Dave Watts Alan Campbell Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury