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Lords Amendment No. 5: In page 10, line 17, leave out "his own personal use" and insert:
administration to himself or to any person or persons who are members of his household ".
§ Mr. SnowI beg to move, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said Amendment.
The purpose of the Amendment is to remove the doubts expressed in Committee by the hon. Member for Derbyshire, West (Mr. Scott-Hopkins) about the meaning of the expression "for his own personal use" in relation to exemption from import control, and, in particular, to make it clear that the exemption from the need to hold a product licence for the purpose of importing a medicinal product does not cover importation by a farmer of a product intended for his own animals or by a veterinarian for use in his professional practice. During the 778 course of subsequent discussion the question arose as to whether pets were part of the household. Speaking personally, it usually works that way. In point of fact it was considered to be rather too large a loophole and of danger to the agricultural industry.
§ Mr. Scott-HopkinsIs it correct that the Parliamentary Secretary said that it does not include animals in the veterinary surgeon's own household?
§ Question put and agreed to.