DISEASES OF ANIMALS ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1958

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DISEASES OF ANIMALS ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1958 - SECT 32A



32A.(1) Subject to any exemptions for which provision may be made by an
order of the Ministry and to the provisions of sub-section (2), it shall not
be lawful for a person

(a)to have in his possession for administration to animals (whether by himself
or by any other person), or

(b)to administer to any animal,

(i)is in his possession by virtue of prescription or supply by a
registered veterinary surgeon or a registered veterinary practitioner for its
administration by way of treatment to an animal under his care, or

(ii)being so in his possession, is administered to the animal by him by way of
such treatment.

(2) Sub-section (1) shall not be taken to prohibit the possession of a
substance specified in Part II of the Fourth Schedule by a person of any of
the following descriptions (in so far as is necessary for the practice or
exercise of his profession, trade, function or employment as such), that is to
say,

(a)a registered veterinary surgeon or a person employed by him;

(b)a registered veterinary practitioner or a person employed by him;

(c)a person carrying on the business of a manufacturer of, or wholesale dealer
in, substances specified in the said Part II (excluding a manufacturer of or
dealer in animal feeding stuffs);

(d)a registered pharmaceutical chemist;

(e)an authorised seller of poisons within the meaning of the Medicines,
Pharmacy and Poisons Act (Northern Ireland) 1945;

(f)a person in charge of a laboratory the recognised activities of which
consist in, or include, the conduct of scientific education or research;

(g)a person acting in accordance with the directions of a person of a
description specified in any of paragraphs (c) to (f)

(i)on premises occupied for the purposes of the profession, trade, function or
employment of the person so specified; or

(ii)for the purpose of delivering the substance after sale to a person who,
under this Part, may lawfully have a substance of that kind in his possession;

(i)an inspector or an authorised officer of the Ministry;

(i)a person acting in a capacity specified in paragraph (a) or (b), fr
therapeutic purposes; or

(ii)a person acting in a capacity specified in paragraph (f) or a person
acting in accordance with his directions.

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DISEASES OF ANIMALS ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1958 - SECT 32A