{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/veterinary-medicines-regulations-2013/regulation-41",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/veterinary-medicines-regulations-2013/regulation-41.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2013/2033",
  "legislation_title": "The Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/veterinary-medicines-regulations-2013",
  "path": "regulation/41",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "41",
  "heading": "Seizure notices",
  "text": "(1) An inspector must follow the procedures set out in this regulation when seizing anything under these Regulations.\n(2) The inspector must serve on the person appearing to be in charge of the seized item a notice (referred to in these Regulations as a “seizure notice”)—\n(a) giving the grounds for seizing the item; and\n(b) informing that person of the rights under this regulation to make a claim, and the address for the service of the claim.\n(3) An inspector who is not able to remove items seized immediately may mark the items in any way, and serve a notice on the person in charge of the items identifying them, and prohibiting the removal of the items from the premises until they are collected by an inspector, and no person other than an inspector may remove items identified under this paragraph from the premises.\n(4) The person on whom the seizure notice was served or the owner of the seized item may, within 28 days of seizure, notify any claim that the item was not liable to seizure to the Secretary of State at the address specified in the seizure notice, setting out the grounds in full.\n(5) If a notification of a claim is not received within 28 days, the Secretary of State may destroy the item.\n(6) If a notification of a claim is received within 28 days, then, unless the item seized is being held for the purposes of pending or contemplated criminal proceedings, or for a criminal investigation, the Secretary of State must either return the item or take proceedings for an order for the confirmation of the seizure notice and the destruction of the item in a magistrates’ court (or, in Scotland, the sheriff court), and if the court confirms the notice it must order its destruction.\n(7) The procedure in a magistrates’ court under this regulation is by way of complaint, and the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 applies to the proceedings.\n(8) The procedure before the sheriff is by summary application.\n(9) The person on whom the seizure notice was served is liable for the costs of transport, storage for up to 28 days and destruction of the item seized unless a claim is made to a court and the court directs otherwise.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Word in reg. 41(2) substituted (E.W.S.) (17.5.2024) by The Veterinary Medicines (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/567), regs. 1(1), 23(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Word in reg. 41(3) substituted (E.W.S.) (17.5.2024) by The Veterinary Medicines (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/567), regs. 1(1), 23(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Word in reg. 41(4) substituted (E.W.S.) (17.5.2024) by The Veterinary Medicines (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/567), regs. 1(1), 23(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Word in reg. 41(5) substituted (E.W.S.) (17.5.2024) by The Veterinary Medicines (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/567), regs. 1(1), 23(d)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Word in reg. 41(6) substituted (E.W.S.) (17.5.2024) by The Veterinary Medicines (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/567), regs. 1(1), 23(e)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Word in reg. 41(6) substituted (E.W.S.) (17.5.2024) by The Veterinary Medicines (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/567), regs. 1(1), 23(e)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Word in reg. 41(9) substituted (E.W.S.) (17.5.2024) by The Veterinary Medicines (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/567), regs. 1(1), 23(f)"
    },
    {
      "type": "E",
      "label": "E1",
      "text": "This version of this provision extends to England and Wales and Scotland only; a separate version has been created for Northern Ireland only"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/2033/regulation/41",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:44:44.019972+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."
}