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5 Definition of veterinary chemical product

(1) This section defines what is meant by a veterinary chemical product for the purposes of this Act. (2) Subject to subsections (3) and (4), a veterinary chemical product is a substance or mixture of substances that is represented as being suitable for, or is manufactured, supplied or used for, administration or application to an animal by any means, or consumption by an animal, as a way of directly or indirectly: (a) preventing, diagnosing, curing or alleviating a disease or condition in the animal or an infestation of the animal by a pest; or (b) curing or alleviating an injury suffered by the animal; or (c) modifying the physiology of the animal: (i) so as to alter its natural development, productivity, quality or reproductive capacity; or (ii) so as to make it more manageable; or (d) modifying the effect of another veterinary chemical product. (3) A veterinary chemical product includes: (a) a vitamin, a mineral substance, or an additive, if, and only if, the vitamin, substance or additive is used for a purpose mentioned in paragraph (2)(a), (b), (c) or (d); and (b) a substance or mixture of substances declared by the regulations to be a veterinary chemical product. (4) A veterinary chemical product does not include: (a) a substance or mixture of substances that is: (i) prepared by a pharmacist in accordance with the instructions of a veterinary surgeon; or (ii) prepared by a veterinary surgeon; in the course of the practice, by the person preparing the substance or mixture of substances, of his or her profession, as permitted by or under a law of any jurisdiction; or (b) a substance or mixture of substances declared by the relations not to be a veterinary chemical product.