# The Medicines (Medicated Animal Feeding Stuffs) Regulations 1989, Regulation 7: Defences


(1) Any person who, in the course of a business carried on by him, sells, supplies, imports or incorporates a medicinal product of any description in an animal feeding stuff in accordance with a forged veterinary written direction, shall not be guilty of an offence under these Regulations if, having exercised all due diligence, he believes on reasonable grounds that the veterinary written direction is genuine.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/2320/regulation/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/medicines-medicated-animal-feeding-stuffs-regulations-1989/regulation-7
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