# The Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2006, Regulation 34: Powers of an inspector

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) An inspector entering premises under the previous regulation may—
(a) inspect the premises, and any plant, machinery or equipment;
(b) search the premises;
(c) take samples;
(d) seize any computers and associated equipment for the purpose of copying documents provided they are returned as soon as practicable;
(e) seize any veterinary medicinal product, anything purporting to be a veterinary medicinal product, or any additive, premixture or feedingstuff specified in Schedule 5 and if he does so in circumstances where regulation 40 applies he shall act in accordance with that regulation;
(f) carry out any inquiries, examinations and tests;
(g) have access to, and inspect and copy any documents or records (in whatever form they are held) relating to these Regulations, and remove them to enable them to be copied; and
(h) have access to, inspect and check the operation of any computer and any associated apparatus or material that is or has been in use in connection with the records; and for this purpose may require any person having charge of, or otherwise concerned with the operation of, the computer, apparatus or material to afford him such assistance as he may reasonably require and, where a record is kept by means of a computer, may require the records to be produced in a form in which they may be taken away.
(2) An officer of any local authority who has entered premises exercising any statutory power of entry for the purposes of enforcing any legislation relating to food hygiene, feed hygiene or animal health, may inspect any records made under these Regulations (in whatever form they are held) relating to food-producing animals, and may remove them to enable them to be copied.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/2407/regulation/34 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/veterinary-medicines-regulations-2006/regulation-34
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