Dangerous Drugs.
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 that the exception in regulation 5 is not to apply in respect of prescriptions given by such practitioner, dentist or veterinary surgeon. Penalty
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upon summary conviction, a fine of ten thousand dollars and imprisonment for twelve months.
Delivery to messengers.
17. No person shall deliver any of the drugs to any person not licensed or otherwise authorized to be in possession of the drugs who purports to be sent by or on behalf of a person so licensed or authorized unless such person produces an authority in writing, signed by the person so licensed or authorized, 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 regulations.
Penalty upon summary conviction, a fine of one thousand dollars.
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. (1) 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 authorized to be in possession of the drugs so far as is necessary to comply with the requirements of the Merchant Shipping Acts, and it shall also be lawful for him, subject to any conditions prescribed by the Director, to administer and supply the drugs to any member of the crew in accordance with instructions prepared or sanctioned by the Minister of Transport. The keeping of a record of the use of the drugs in the official log in accordance with the
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