VETERINARY LABORATORIES
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Does the law define the following, or equivalent terms?
• "Laboratory";
• "Approved laboratory";
• "National reference laboratory";
• "Official analysis"; and
• "Reagent".
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Section 2 ‘Veterinary laboratory’ means premises used by a veterinary surgeon as a veterinary laboratory.
Section 2 “Laboratory” means the Zimbabwe Regional Medicines Control Laboratory referred to in section twenty-five A;
Does the law require that laboratory analyses conducted as part of official disease surveillance and control programs (i.e. "official analysis") may only be undertaken by specific approved laboratories?
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Does the law identify a competent authority responsible for regulation of veterinary laboratories that perform official analysis?
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Section 5 (1) if on consideration of an application referred to it by the Register in terms of subsection (3) of section 4, it is satisfied that section 6 will be complied with at the veterinary laboratory concerned, the Council shall direct the Registrar to issue a certificate of approval to the applicants.
Does the law empower the competent authority to designate "approved laboratories" that are authorized to undertake official analyses?
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Section 25A Transfer of Laboratory to Authority
With effect from the 1st August, 1997—
(a) the Zimbabwe Regional Drug Control Laboratory which was operated by the State shall be transferred to and vest in the Authority;
(b) the Laboratory referred to in paragraph (a) shall be known as the Zimbabwe Regional Medicines Control Laboratory.
Section 25B Functions of Laboratory
The Laboratory shall be responsible for—
(a) verifying the quality, safety and efficacy of any medicines and allied substances referred to it by any person in Zimbabwe or elsewhere; and
(b) verifying the standards of specifications of any medicines and allied substances referred to it by any person in Zimbabwe or elsewhere; and
(c) training persons in the analysis of medicines and allied substances; and
(d) performing any other function relating to the analysis of medicines and other substances which the Minister, with the approval of the Authority, may direct or authorize the Laboratory to perform.
Does the law empower the competent authority to designate "reference laboratories" to determine reference methods to be used in official analysis and to supervise operation of approved laboratories?
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Does the law prescribe quality requirements for reagents used in official analysis?
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