{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/veterinary-medicines-regulations-2013/schedule-3/paragraph-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/veterinary-medicines-regulations-2013/schedule-3/paragraph-2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2013/2033",
  "legislation_title": "The Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/veterinary-medicines-regulations-2013",
  "path": "schedule/3/paragraph/2",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Wholesale supply of veterinary medicinal products",
  "text": "(1) Only a holder ... of a manufacturing authorisation or the holder of a wholesale dealer’s authorisation granted by the Secretary of State may supply a veterinary medicinal product wholesale, or be in possession of it for that purpose.\n(2) A person mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) may only supply a veterinary medicinal product if—\n(a) the authorisation in question relates to that product, and\n(b) the supply is to the holder of a manufacturing authorisation or is to another person who is entitled to supply that product under these Regulations, either wholesale or retail.\n(3) If the supply is to a veterinary surgeon, a pharmacist or a suitably qualified person, it must be to premises registered (or authorised as the case may be) in accordance with paragraph 8(1), paragraph 10(1) or paragraph 14(4).\n(4) It is immaterial whether or not the supply is for profit.\n(5) This paragraph does not apply in relation to a retailer of veterinary medicinal products who supplies another retailer with such products for the purpose of alleviating a temporary supply shortage that could be detrimental to animal welfare.\n(6) A wholesale dealer may break open any package (other than the immediate packaging) of a veterinary medicinal product.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 3 para. 2(1) omitted (E.W.S.) (17.5.2024) by virtue of The Veterinary Medicines (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/567), regs. 1(1), 96(a) (with reg. 202)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 3 para. 2(2)(b) inserted (E.W.S.) (17.5.2024) by The Veterinary Medicines (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/567), regs. 1(1), 96(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Sch. 3 para. 2(3) substituted (E.W.S.) (17.5.2024) by The Veterinary Medicines (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/567), regs. 1(1), 96(c)"
    },
    {
      "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/schedule/3/paragraph/2",
    "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."
}