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THE HONG KÔNG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER, 13, 1935.
15. If the Superintendent is of opinion that there is reason to think that a registered medical practitioner may be supplying, administering or prescribing any of the drugs either to or for himself or to or for other persons otherwise than as required for the purpose of medical treatment, or that any registered dentist may be supplying, administering or prescribing any of the drugs either to or for himself or to or for other persons otherwise than as required for the purpose of dental treatment, or that any approved veterinary surgeon may be supplying, administering or prescribing any of the drugs otherwise than as required for the purpose of animal treatment, he may, with the consent of the Colonial Secretary, refer the case to the Medical Board for examina- tion and consideration, and if the Medical Board so recom- mend the Superintendent may by notice in the Gazette withdraw the authorisation of such person to be in possession of or to supply the drugs and may direct that the exception in Regulation 5 in respect of drugs lawfully dispensed in pursuance of a prescription given by a registered medical practitioner or registered dentist or approved veterinary surgeon shall not apply in respect of prescriptions given by such person as aforesaid.
16. A registered medical practitioner, registered dentist or approved veterinary surgeon shall not give any prescription for the supply of any of the drugs, if a direction has been given in pursuance of Regulations 14 and 15 of these regula- tions that the exception in Regulation 5 is not to apply in respect of prescriptions given by such practitioner, dentist or veterinary surgeon.
Delivery to messengers.
17. No person shall deliver any of the drugs to any person not licensed or otherwise authorised to be in possession of the drugs who purports to be sent by or on behalf of a person so licensed or authorised unless such person produces an authority in writing, signed by the person so licensed or authorised, to receive the drug on his behalf and unless the person supplying the drug is satisfied that the authority is genuine. This regulation shall not be deemed to apply to medicines dispensed in pursuance of the foregoing regula- tions.
Meaning of possession.
18. Any of the drugs in the order or disposition of any person shall be deemed to be in his possession.
Ships.
19. In the case of a ship not carrying a duly qualified medical practitioner as part of the complement of the ship, the master of the ship shall be deemed to be a person authorised to be in possession of the drugs so far as is neces- sary to comply with the requirements of the Merchant Ship- ping Acts, and it shall also be lawful for him, subject to any conditions prescribed by the Superintendent, to administér and supply the drugs to any member of the crew in accord- ance with instructions prepared or sanctioned by the Board of Trade. The keeping of a record of the use of the drugs in the official log in accordance with the provisions of the