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13B. 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 13 and 13A of these regulations that the exception in Regulation 4 is not to apply in respect of prescriptions given by such practitioner, dentist or veterinary surgeon.

XI. Regulation 16 is amended by the addition of the following paragraph at the end thereof:-

If a foreign ship in any port in the Colony requires to obtain a supply of any of the drugs in order to complete the necessary equipment of the ship, the master of the ship is authorised to purchase and be in possession of such quantity of any of the drugs as may be certified by the Health Officer of the Port to be necessary for the purpose, the quantity not to exceed what is required for the use of the ship until it reaches its home port. The certificate given by the Health Officer of the Port shall be marked by the supplier with the date of the supply and shall be retained by him and kept available for inspection.

XII. Regulation 18 is rescinded and the following regulation is substituted there- for :-

18. These regulations shall not apply in respect of the preparations named in Schedule II.

XIII. Schedule I is amended by the substitution of the words-

morphine, etc.

cocaine, etc.

diacetylmorphine (heroin), etc. medicinal opium.

extract or tincture of Indian hemp.

for the words-

morphine, etc.

diamorphine (heroin), etc. cocaine, etc.

(medicinal opium.

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COUNCIL, CHAMBER,

12th April, 1928.

S. B. B. McElderry, Clerk of Councils.

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