Amendment of section 8 of the Act3.
(1)
(2)
In subsection (3)(b) (under which a person who distributes certain medicinal products otherwise than by way of sale is required to have a wholesale dealer’s licence) for “or ready-made veterinary drug” there shall be substituted “, ready-made veterinary drug or industrially produced medicinal product other than a veterinary drug”.
(3)
“(4)
Where the product which a person distributes is not a veterinary drug, subsection (3)(b) of this section shall not apply if the product is—
(a)
whole human blood, human blood plasma or blood cells of human origin,
(b)
a radiopharmaceutical in which the radionuclide is in the form of a sealed source, or
(c)
a homoeopathic medicinal product.
(5)
Where the product which a person distributes is a veterinary drug, subsection (3)(b) of this section shall not apply if the product is—
(a)
a vaccine, toxin or serum,
(b)
a product based on radioactive isotopes,
(c)
a product specially prepared for administration by a veterinary surgeon or veterinary practitioner to a particular animal or herd which is under his care,
(d)
a homoeopathic medicinal product, or
(e)
an additive for animal feeding stuffs to which the provisions of Council Directive 70/524/EEC apply.
(6)
In this section, “proprietary medicinal product”, “radiopharmaceutical” and “ready-made veterinary drug” have the same meanings as in section 7 of this Act.”.