Medicines (Vaccination Against Foot-and-Mouth Disease) Order 2004 (S.I. No. 2779 of 2004). Country/Territory United Kingdom Document type Regulation Date 2004 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock Keyword Pests/diseases Drugs Vaccination Animal health Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Entry into force notes These Regulations come into force on 1 December 2004. Abstract This Order is made under the Medicines Act 1968 and applies to all of the United Kingdom. It exempts specified government officers and other persons (such as contractors and volunteers and their employees) from the general restrictions of the Medicines Act 1968 as to the supply of pharmacy only and prescription only medicines. The exemption applies only when they supply foot-and-mouth vaccine as part of the government's response to an outbreak in the United Kingdom of foot-and-mouth disease, or to the risk of an outbreak occurring in the United Kingdom in the circumstances envisaged by Article 50.1(b) of Council Directive 2003/85/EC, which covers risk of the disease spreading to the United Kingdom from another Member State owing to its geographical situation or the prevailing meteorological conditions. The exemption also applies in the same limited circumstances to lay vaccinators, that is, persons covered by the Veterinary Surgery (Vaccination against Foot-and-Mouth Disease) Order 2004. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Implements Council Directive 2003/85/EC on Community measures for the control of foot-and-mouth disease repealing Directive 85/511/EEC and Decisions 89/531/EEC and 91/665/EEC and amending Directive 92/46/EEC. Legislation | European Union | 2003 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Meat, Milk/dairy products, Animal health, Pests/diseases, Cattle, Equine-animals, Swine, Disinfection/disinfestation, Early warning system, Quarantine, Vaccination Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2005 (S.I. No. 2745 of 2005). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2005 Keyword: Animal health, Drugs, Classification/declassification, Inspection, Animal feed/feedstuffs Source: FAO, FAOLEX