The Medicines (Veterinary Drugs) (Prescription Only) (Amendment) Order 1991

• Citation: S.I. 1991/2568
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Title, commencement and interpretation

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(1) This Order may be cited as the Medicines (Veterinary Drugs) (Prescription Only) (Amendment) Order 1991 and shall come into force on 6th December 1991.

(2) In this Order, “the principal Order ” means the Medicines (Veterinary Drugs) (Prescription Only) Order 1991 .

Section 2 Amendment of the principal Order

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(1) The principal Order shall be amended in accordance with the provisions of this article.

(2) For article 6(1) (exemptions for certain persons) there shall be substituted the following paragraph–

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(1) The restrictions imposed by section 58(2)(a) (restrictions on sale and supply) shall not apply–

(a) to the sale or supply by a person listed in column 1 of Part I of Schedule 3, or

(b) to the supply by a person listed in column 1 of Part II of Schedule 3,

of the prescription only medicines listed in column 2 of Part I or Part II, as the case may be, of Schedule 3 in relation to that person if and so long as the conditions specified in the corresponding paragraphs in column 3 of Part I or Part II, as the case may be, of Schedule 3 are fulfilled.

(3) In article 10 (transitional provision) for the words “article 3(1)(e)”, in both places, there shall be substituted “article 3(1)(d)”.

(4) In Schedule 1–

(a) after the entry “Edrophonium Chloride” there shall be inserted the following entry–

Incorporation in feed as a growth promoter for –

Piglets up to 4 months of age at levels from 4-8 ppm

Pigs between 4 and 6 months of age at levels from 4-6 ppm

(b) after the entry “Sulphapyridine Sodium” there shall be inserted, in column 1, the following two entries–

Sulphaquinoxaline

Sulphaquinoxaline Sodium