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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/supply-of-relevant-veterinary-medicinal-products-order-2005/article-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2005/2751",
  "legislation_title": "The Supply of Relevant Veterinary Medicinal Products Order 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/supply-of-relevant-veterinary-medicinal-products-order-2005",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In this Order—\n“animals” means all animals other than man and includes birds, reptiles, fish, molluscs, crustacea and bees;\n“client” means any person with whom a veterinary surgeon makes an agreement to supply veterinary services;\n“the CMA” means the Competition and Markets Authority;\n“feed” means any substance or product, including feed additives, whether processed, partially processed or unprocessed, intended to be used for oral feeding to animals;\n“feed additives” means substances or micro-organisms authorised under Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in the nutrition of animals;\n...\n“pharmacist” means—\n(a)a person who is a pharmacist within the meaning of section 132 of the Medicines Act 1968; or\n(b)any other person who is lawfully conducting a retail pharmacy business in accordance with section 69 of the Medicines Act 1968;\n“prescription” means a prescription as described in paragraph 6 of Schedule 3 to the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2005;\n“relevant veterinary medicinal product” means a veterinary medicinal product which may only be supplied by a veterinary surgeon or a pharmacist under a prescription from a veterinary surgeon in accordance with paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 3 to the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2005;\n“supply” includes sale (including retail sale) or supply in circumstances corresponding to retail sale;\n“veterinary manufacturer” means any manufacturer of a veterinary medicinal product and any person who has been granted a manufacturing authorisation by the Secretary of State under paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2005;\n“veterinary medicinal product” has the same meaning as in regulation 2 of the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2005 but shall not include the products which are excluded by Regulation 3 of those regulations nor feed nor feed additives;\n“veterinary services” means the services supplied by a veterinary surgeon in his capacity as such and includes—\n(a)giving a prescription; and\n(b)supplying a prescribed medicine;\n“veterinary surgeon” means a person registered in the register of veterinary surgeons kept under section 2 of the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 or a person registered in the supplementary veterinary register kept under section 8 of the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966;\n“veterinary wholesaler” means any person who has been granted a wholesale dealer’s authorisation by the Secretary of State under paragraph 14 of Schedule 3 to the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2005;\n“writing” includes text that is—\n(a)transmitted by electronic means;\n(b)received in legible form; and\n(c)capable of being used for subsequent reference.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in art. 2 inserted (1.4.2014) by The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (Competition) (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provisions) (No. 2) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/549), art. 1(1), Sch. 1 para. 17(2)(a) (with art. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in art. 2 omitted (1.4.2014) by virtue of The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (Competition) (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provisions) (No. 2) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/549), art. 1(1), Sch. 1 para. 17(2)(b) (with art. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Art. 2 in force at 31.10.2005, see art. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p.29."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 2005/2745"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1966 c. 36."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/2751/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-07T03:35:27.923783+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}