{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/veterinary-medicines-regulations-2013/schedule-3/paragraph-21F",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/veterinary-medicines-regulations-2013/schedule-3/paragraph-21F.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/21F",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "21F",
  "heading": "Self-inspection programme",
  "text": "(1) The holder of a wholesale dealer’s authorisation must have in place a self-inspection programme which ensures that every aspect of its business is inspected at least once a year in order to ensure that it is complying with good distribution practice.\n(2) Where, as a result of the self-inspection mentioned in sub-paragraph (1), the holder identifies any non-compliance the holder must—\n(a) make a record of that fact,\n(b) conduct an investigation for the purpose of discovering the cause of the non-compliance, and\n(c) maintain records of that investigation.\n(3) The holder must keep the records mentioned in sub-paragraph (2) for a period of five years from the date of the audit and the Secretary of State may require the holder to provide a copy of them at any time within that period.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 3 paras. 21A-21F inserted (E.W.S.) (17.5.2024) by The Veterinary Medicines (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/567), regs. 1(1), 116"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/2033/schedule/3/paragraph/21F",
    "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."
}