Exceptions

5.—(1) Article 4 does not apply to any person who is transporting a specified animal pathogen or carrier and who does not own or have any rights in that specified animal pathogen or carrier.

(2) It does not apply in relation to any specified animal pathogen or carrier contained in a product–

(a)authorised to be placed on the market in the United Kingdom as a veterinary medicinal product, or authorised to be administered to an animal in the United Kingdom;

(b)authorised to be placed on the market under the Medicines for Human Use (Marketing Authorisations Etc.) Regulations 1994(1);

(c)licensed in accordance with the provisions of section 7(2) (general provisions as to dealing with medicinal products) of the Medicines Act 1968(2).

(1)

S.I. 1994/3144; relevantly amended by S.I. 2000/292, 2001/795, 2002/236, 2005/2759 and 2006/1952.

(2)

1968 c. 67; amended by S.I. 1992/604, 1994/101 and 276, 2004/1031, 2005/2745 and 2006/2407.