CAP. 138]
Additional restriction of sale of poisons in the Third List.
Pharmacy and Poisons.
Additional restrictions on the sale of poisons.
11. (1) It shall not be lawful to sell any poison included in the Third List to these regulations, except on and in accordance with a prescription given by a registered medical practitioner, registered dentist or duly qualified veterinary surgeon in the form provided by this regulation.
(2) This regulation shall apply to the sale of any such poison, notwithstanding that it is a transaction exempted by section 20 of the Ordinance, but shall not apply to any sale exempted by section 21 of the Ordinance.
(3) For the purposes of this regulation a prescription shall—
(a) be in writing and be signed by the person giving it with his usual signature and be dated by him;
(b) specify the address of the person giving it;
(c) specify the name and address of the person for whose treatment it is given or, if the prescription is given by a veterinary surgeon, of the person to whom the medicine is to be delivered;
(d) have written thereon, if given by a dentist, the words "For dental treatment only" or, if given by a veterinary surgeon, the words "For animal treatment only";
(e) indicate the total amount of the medicine to be supplied and the dose to be taken.
(4) The person dispensing the prescription shall comply with the following requirements—
(a) the prescription must not be dispensed more than once unless the prescriber has stated thereon that it may be dispensed more than once;
(b) if the prescription contains a direction that it may be dispensed a stated number of times or at stated intervals, it must not be dispensed otherwise than in accordance with the direction;
(c) at the time of dispensing there must be noted on the prescription above the signature of the prescriber the name and address of the seller and the date on which the prescription is dispensed;
(d) except in the case of a prescription which may be dispensed again, the prescription must, for a period...
CAP. 138]
Additional restriction of sale of poisons in the Third List.
Pharmacy and Poisons.
Additional restrictions on the sale of poisons.
11. (1) It shall not be lawful to sell any poison included in the Third List to these regulations, except on and in accordance with a prescription given by a registered medical practitioner, registered dentist or duly qualified veterinary surgeon in the form provided by this regulation.
(2) This regulation shall apply to the sale of any such poison, notwithstanding that it is a transaction exempted by section 20 of the Ordinance, but shall not apply to any sale exempted by section 21 of the Ordinance.
(3) for the purposes of this regulation a prescription. shall-
(a) be in writing and be signed by the person giving it with his usual signature and be dated by him; (b) specify the address of the person giving it; (c) specify the name and address of the person for whose treatment it is given or, if the prescription is given by a veterinary surgeon, of the person to whom the medicine is to be delivered;
(d) have written thereon, if given by a dentist, the words "For dental treatment only" or, if given by a veterinary surgeon, the words "For animal treat- ment only";
(e) indicate the total amount of the medicine to be
supplied and the dose to be taken.
(4) The person dispensing the prescription shall comply with the following requirements——
(a) the prescription must not be dispensed more than once unless the prescriber has stated thereon that it may be dispensed more than once;
(b) if the prescription contains a direction that it may be dispensed a stated number of times or at stated intervals, it must not be dispensed otherwise than in accordance with the direction;
(c) at the time of dispensing there must be noted on the prescription above the signature of the prescriber the name and address of the seller and the date on which the prescription is dispensed;
(d) except in the case of a prescription which may be dispensed again, the prescription must, for a period
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