Prohibitions
3.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2) below, no person shall sell for human or animal consumption any meat (whether or not mixed with other food) derived from an animal to which has been administered any hormonal substance.
(2) Nothing in paragraph (1) above prohibits the sale of any such meat where—
(a)the hormonal substance administered to the animal is an authorised substance, and
(b)in the case of a sale for human consumption, the withdrawal period has elapsed since the administration of that substance and before the slaughter of that animal.
(3) No person shall sell for human or animal consumption any meat product prepared from any meat the sale of which is prohibited by paragraph (1) above.
(4) No person shall use as an ingredient in the preparation of any meat product intended for sale for human or animal consumption any meat or meat product the sale of which is prohibited by paragraph (1) or (3) above.