{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/veterinary-medicines-regulations-2006/schedule-1/paragraph-38",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/veterinary-medicines-regulations-2006/schedule-1/paragraph-38.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2006/2407",
  "legislation_title": "The Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/veterinary-medicines-regulations-2006",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/38",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "38",
  "heading": "Suspension, etc. of a marketing authorisation",
  "text": "(1) The Secretary of State may suspend, vary or revoke a marketing authorisation at any time if he is satisfied that—\n(a) this is necessary for the protection of animal or public health or the environment;\n(b) the terms of the marketing authorisation have not been complied with;\n(c) the veterinary medicinal product has insufficient therapeutic effect.\n(2) He must suspend, vary or revoke a marketing authorisation if he is satisfied that—\n(a) the risk-benefit balance is unfavourable;\n(b) the withdrawal period does not ensure that residues in foodstuffs obtained from the treated animal comply with Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2377/90;\n(c) information given in the application documents is incorrect;\n(d) any control tests required have not been carried out;\n(e) changes have been made to the manufacturing process without the authority of the Secretary of State;\n(f) any information required to be supplied to the Secretary of State has not been communicated to him.\n(3) He may also suspend, vary or revoke a marketing authorisation if he is satisfied that a marketing authorisation holder has failed to make an application for a variation to take account of scientific and technical progress in manufacturing and control methods to enable a veterinary medicinal product to be manufactured and checked by means of generally accepted scientific methods.\n(4) When he suspends, varies or revokes a marketing authorisation, the Secretary of State may additionally prohibit the supply of a veterinary medicinal product, and if necessary require the marketing authorisation holder to recall the product; and failure to comply with a requirement or prohibition under this sub-paragraph is an offence.\n(5) He shall publicise a revocation in such manner as he sees fit.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 1 para. 38 in force at 1.10.2006, see reg. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/2407/schedule/1/paragraph/38",
    "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."
}