{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/veterinary-medicines-regulations-2006/regulation-8",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/veterinary-medicines-regulations-2006/regulation-8.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2006/2407",
  "legislation_title": "The Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/veterinary-medicines-regulations-2006",
  "path": "regulation/8",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Administration of the product",
  "text": "(1) It is an offence to administer a veterinary medicinal product to an animal unless—\n(a) the product has a marketing authorisation authorising its administration in the United Kingdom, and the administration is in accordance with that marketing authorisation; or\n(b) it is administered in accordance with Schedule 4 (administration of a veterinary medicinal product outside the terms of a marketing authorisation).\n(2) 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.\n(3) The Secretary of State may suspend or revoke an animal test certificate if this is necessary for reasons of animal or human health.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 8 in force at 1.10.2006, see reg. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/2407/regulation/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:22:09.984208+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."
}