Article 3 Prescription fees and prohibition of discriminationI1

Subject to paragraph (2), during the relevant period a veterinary surgeon must not charge a client a fee for providing a prescription.

During the relevant period a veterinary surgeon may pass on to his clients the costs incurred in providing prescriptions, provided that he does so in a manner that does not discriminate between clients to whom he gives prescriptions and clients to whom he does not.

It shall be unlawful for a veterinary surgeon to discriminate between a client to whom he provides prescriptions and a client to whom he does not, in—

In paragraphs (1) and (2), “relevant period” means the period of 3 years beginning with the day on which this Order comes into force.