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Paragraph 20 Writing the medicated feedingstuff prescriptionF8E1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

The person who writes the F1medicated feedingstuff prescription must—

(a)

give a copy to the person incorporating the F2medicinal premix into the feedingstuffs or to the distributor of the feedingstuffs F3, whichever is the supplier to the end user;

(b)

give one copy to the keeper of the animals to be treated;

(c)

keep a copy.

(2)

The person must be satisfied that—

(a)

there is no undesirable interaction between the F4medicinal premix and any feed additive used in the feedingstuffs; and

(b)

the active substance of the medicinal premix is not the same as an active substance in any feed additive used in the feedingstuffs.

F5(3)

The person must prescribe a F6medicinal premix authorised for incorporation in feedingstuffs but may, if there is no medicinal premix authorised for a condition in a particular species—

(a)

prescribe a medicinal premix authorised for another species or for another condition in the same species, and

(b)

prescribe more than one medicinal premix,

provided all F7medicinal premixes prescribed are authorised for incorporation in feedingstuffs.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in Sch. 5 para. 20(1) substituted (E.W.S.) (17.5.2024) by The Veterinary Medicines (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/567), regs. 1(1), 141(a)(i)

F2

Words in Sch. 5 para. 20(1)(a) substituted (E.W.S.) (17.5.2024) by The Veterinary Medicines (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/567), regs. 1(1), 141(a)(ii)(aa)

F3

Words in Sch. 5 para. 20(1)(a) inserted (E.W.S.) (17.5.2024) by The Veterinary Medicines (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/567), regs. 1(1), 141(a)(ii)(bb)

F4

Words in Sch. 5 para. 20(2) substituted (E.W.S.) (17.5.2024) by The Veterinary Medicines (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/567), regs. 1(1), 141(b)

F5

Sch. 5 para. 20(3) substituted (14.4.2014) by The Veterinary Medicines (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/599), regs. 1, 3(2)

F6

Words in Sch. 5 para. 20(3) substituted (E.W.S.) (17.5.2024) by The Veterinary Medicines (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/567), regs. 1(1), 141(c)(i)

F7

Words in Sch. 5 para. 20(3) substituted (E.W.S.) (17.5.2024) by The Veterinary Medicines (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/567), regs. 1(1), 141(c)(ii)

F8

Words in Sch. 5 para. 20 heading substituted (E.W.S.) (17.5.2024) by The Veterinary Medicines (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/567), regs. 1(1), 141(d)

Extent

E1

This version of this provision extends to England and Wales and Scotland only; a separate version has been created for Northern Ireland only