THE BILL ALSO PROVIDES A FURTHER GROUND FOR THE EXERCISE OF THE IA'S EXISTING INTERVENTIONARY POWERS: WHERE IT APPEARS TO THE IA THAT THE INSURER IS CARRYING ON HIS BUSINESS IN A MANNER DETRIMENTAL TO THE MAY EXERCISE ITS AUTHORITY INTERESTS OF ITS POLICY HOLDERS, THE INTERVENTIONARY POWERS.
THIS IS BROADLY SIMILAR TO A PROVISION IN THE BANKING ORDINANCE IN RESPECT OF BANKS AND DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES.
FURTHERMORE, THE BILL EXTENDS THE EXISTING PROVISION INSURANCE COMPANIES ORDINANCE WHICH PROHIBITS THE VOLUNTARY
THE COURT, OF INSURERS UP, WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF LONG-TERM BUSINESS TO INSURERS CARRYING ON GENERAL BUSINESS.
IN THE WINDING
CARRYING
ON
POLICY
THIS SEEKS TO GIVE A SIMILAR LEVEL OF PROTECTION TO THE HOLDERS OF GENERAL INSURANCE AS FOR THOSE OF LONG-TERM INSURANCE.
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USE OF BENZODIAZEPINES IN EXEMPTED CLINICS
A BILL TO AMEND THE DANGEROUS DRUGS ORDINANCE IS
PUBLISHED IN
THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).
THE BILL, ENTITLED DANGEROUS DRUGS 1991, AIMS TO ALLOW PRACTITIONERS IN EXEMPTED CLINICS TO USE CERTAIN DRUGS OF THE BENZODIAZEPINE HEALTH CONSIDERS THAT TO BE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST.
(AMENDMENT} (NO. 2) BILL
GROUP, IF THE
CONTINUE TO DIRECTOR OF
THIS BILL WILL
BE INTRODUCED
SHORTLY.
INTO THE LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL
THESE PRACTITIONERS ARE ALREADY A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID USING SOME OF THE BENZODIAZEPINES IN THE COURSE OF THEIR EXEMPTED CLINICS.
PRACTICE IN
HOWEVER, TO
CONTROL
BENZODIAZEPINES,
ALL
INCREASING
DRUGS
WILL
PROBLEM BE
OF
ABUSE OF SCHEDULED AS
THE BENZODIAZEPINE DANGEROUS DRUGS FROM JANUARY 18 NEXT YEAR.
"AS
PRACTITIONERS
CLINICS
UNIONS AND
RUN BY ΤΟ HANDLE DANGEROUS BENZODIAZEPINES FROM THAT MAINTAINING THE STANDARD OF THEIR
EXEMPTED IN NON-PROFIT MAKING ORGANISATIONS ARE NOT ALLOWED DRUGS, THEY WILL BE DEPRIVED OF ACCESS TO DAY AND WILL HAVE DIFFICULTY IN SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
OF PSYCHOTROPIC THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT TO CONTROL THE ABUSE
DRUGS IN THE SUBSTANCES, THREE
BENZODIAZEPINE GROUP (BROTIZOLAM,
TO PART I OF THE FIRST FLUNITRAZEPAM AND TRIAZOLAM)
ADDED WERE
SCHEDULE TO THE DANGEROUS DRUGS ORDINANCE IN OCTOBER LAST YEAR.
SINCE THEN, THE ABUSE HAS SWITCHED BENZODIAZEPINE GROUP.
ΤΟ OTHER MEMBERS OF THE
/TO PREVENT