Regulation 8 Administration of the product
It is an offence to administer a veterinary medicinal product to an animal unless—
the product has a marketing authorisation authorising its administration in the United Kingdom, and the administration is in accordance with that marketing authorisation; or
it is administered in accordance with Schedule 4 (Administration of a veterinary medicinal product outside the terms a marketing authorisation).
It is an offence to administer a veterinary medicinal product to a food-producing animal unless it was prescribed in accordance with Schedule 3 or is administered in accordance with Schedule 4.
This regulation does not apply in the case of a product administered for research purposes in accordance with a certificate (“an animal test certificate”) granted for the purpose by the Secretary of State.