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This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of a defect in S. I. 2008/2297 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.

Statutory Instruments

2008 No. 2648

Medicines

The Veterinary Medicines (Amendment) Regulations 2008

Made

3rd October 2008

Laid before Parliament

8th October 2008

Coming into force

1st November 2008

The Secretary of State is a Minister designated(1) for the purposes of making Regulations under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2) in relation to measures in the veterinary and phytosanitary fields for the protection of public health.

The Secretary of State has carried out the consultation required by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety(3).

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972.

Title and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Veterinary Medicines (Amendment) Regulations 2008 and come into force on 1st November 2008.

Amendment to the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2008

2.  The Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2008(4) are amended by adding after paragraph 58 of Schedule 7—

Fee for the registration of veterinary practice premises

58A.  The annual fee for the registration of veterinary practice premises with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons to supply veterinary medicinal products is £40 (notwithstanding paragraph 2 of this Schedule, this is payable to the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons)..

Jonathan Shaw

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

3rd October 2008

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2008 by providing for a fee of £40 for the registration of veterinary practice premises.

The fee is already reflected in the impact assessment prepared for those Regulations.

(3)

OJ No. L31, 1.2.2002, p. 1.