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Statutory authority

to possess dangerous drug supplied by registered medical practi- tioner, etc., or on prescription or by author- ized seller of poisons.

B.I. NAJIS↓1. reg. 9099).

First Schedule.

Fim Schedule.

Statulory

authority to

ingest or inject dangerous drug.

Flex Schedule.

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25. (1) A person to whom-

(a)

a dangerous drug is lawfully supplied by a registered medical practitioner or an approved veterinary surgeon;

(b) a dangerous drug is lawfully supplied on a prescription lawfully given by a registered medical practitioner or a registered dentist or an approved veterinary surgeon;

(c) a dangerous drug specified in Part III of the First Schedule is lawfully supplied by an authorized seller of poisons: or

(d) a preparation specified in Part IV of the First Schedule is lawfully supplied by a person referred to in subsection (2) of section 24,

is hereby authorized to be in possession of the dangerous drug or preparation so supplied.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1), a person supplied with a dangerous drug by, or on a prescription given by, a registered medical practitioner shall be deemed not to be author- ized by that subsection to be in possession of the dangerous drug if-

(a) he was being supplied with a dangerous drug by, or on a prescription given by, another registered medical practi- tioner in the course of treatment, and did not disclose the fact to the first-mentioned registered medical practitioner before the supply by him or on his prescription: or (b) he or any other person on his behalf made a declaration or statement for the purpose of obtaining the supply or prescription, and the declaration or statement was false in any particular.

26. (1) A person who—

(a) ingests or injects into himself a dangerous drug-

(i) on the direction of a registered medical practi- tioner, for the purposes of medical treatment; or

(ii) on the direction of a registered dentist, for the purposes of dental treatment;

(b) ingests a dangerous drug specified in Part III of the First Schedule which was lawfully supplied by an authorized seller of poisons; or

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(c) ingests a preparation specified in Part IV of the First Schedule which was lawfully supplied by a person referred to in subsection (2) of section 24,

shall not thereby contravene this Ordinance.

(2) A registered medical practitioner or registered dentist who injects a dangerous drug into another person for the purposes of medical or dental treatment shall not thereby contravene this Ordinance.

(3) A person who injects a dangerous drug into another

person-

(a) for the purposes of medical treatment, on the direction of

a registered medical practitioner; or

(b) for the purposes of dental treatment, on the direction and

in the presence of a registered dentist.

shall not thereby contravene this Ordinance.

17. (1) The following persons are hereby authorized to have in their possession equipment or apparatus fit and intended for the injection of a dangerous drug, so far as may be necessary for the purposes of the practice or exercise of their profession, function or employment, that is to say----

(a) any registered medical practitioner;

(0)

any registered dentist; and

(c)

any person employed or engaged in a prescribed hospital or in a bealth centre or clinic maintained by the Crown.

(2) A person is hereby authorized to have in his possession equipment or apparatus fit and intended for the injection of a dangerous drug if the same is for use for the injection into himself of a dangerous drug on the direction of a registered medical practitioner for the purposes of medical treatment.

28. (1) (c) The master of a ship which does not carry on board as part of her complement a registered medical practitioner, is hereby authorized-

(1) so far as may be necessary for the purpose of compliance with the Merchant Shipping Acts or the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, as the case may be, to be in possession of dangerous drugs; and

(1) subject to any conditions and instructions which may be applicable thereto, to supply those dangerous drugs to members of the crew.

Flem Schedule.

Statutory authority to possess equip ment and

apparatus for Injection of dangerous drugs.

Statutory authority of

masters of ships to possess, supply and procure dangerous drugs.

S.T. 1964/1811. TEE 1X1) and (2). (Cap. 281)