PART 3

Veterinary medicines
CHAPTER 1

Regulations

Fees, offences, powers of inspectors, costs
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1
Regulations under section 10(1) may make provision—
a
about the charging of fees in connection with the exercise of a function conferred by a veterinary medicines provision,
b
creating a criminal offence of failing to comply with a provision made in the regulations,
c
applying powers of entry or other powers of an inspector in the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/2033) with or without modification in relation to a prohibition or requirement in provision made in regulations under section 10(1), or
d
about the recovery of costs incurred in the administration of improvement notices or seizure notices under the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013 (see regulations 38 and 41).
2
Regulations under section 10(1) may not provide for an offence to be punishable with a sentence of imprisonment of more than two years.
3
Regulations applying powers of entry in reliance on subsection (1)(c) may not confer a power of entry in respect of premises used wholly or mainly as a private dwelling unless those premises, or any part of them, are approved, registered or authorised for the sale or supply of veterinary medicines under a veterinary medicines provision.
4
In this section, “veterinary medicines provision” means a provision in—
a
regulations under section 10(1), or
b
the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013.