{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/veterinary-medicines-regulations-2013/schedule-3/paragraph-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/veterinary-medicines-regulations-2013/schedule-3/paragraph-3.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/3",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Retail supply of veterinary medicinal products",
  "text": "(1) This paragraph applies in relation to retail supply of veterinary medicinal products.\n(2) A veterinary medicinal product classified as POM-V may only be supplied by a veterinary surgeon or a pharmacist and must be supplied in accordance with a prescription from a veterinary surgeon.\n(3) A veterinary medicinal product classified as POM-VPS may only be supplied by—\n(a) a veterinary surgeon;\n(b) a pharmacist; or\n(c) a suitably qualified person in accordance with paragraph 14,\nand must be in accordance with a prescription from one of those persons.\n(4) A veterinary medicinal product classified as NFA-VPS may be supplied without prescription, but may only be supplied by—\n(a) a veterinary surgeon;\n(b) a pharmacist; or\n(c) a suitably qualified person in accordance with paragraph 14.\n(5) There are no restrictions on the supply of AVM-GSL products.\n(6) In this paragraph—\n(a) “retail supply” means a supply whether or not for payment to the owner or keeper of an animal for administration to that animal; and\n(b) a person may supply a product irrespective of who owns it.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 3 para. 3(6)(a) substituted (E.W.S.) (17.5.2024) by The Veterinary Medicines (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/567), regs. 1(1), 97"
    },
    {
      "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/3",
    "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."
}