1964_DANGEROUS_DRUGS_ORDINANCE — Page 22

1988 Ed.]

Dangerous Drugs

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(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 authorized 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 practitioner in the course of treatment, and did not disclose the fact to the first-mentioned regis- tered medical practitioner before the supply by him or on his prescrip- tion; 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.

[cf. U.K. S.I. 1964/1811, reg. 9(2)]

Statutory authority to ingest or inject dangerous drug

26. (1) A person who----

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

(i) on the direction of a registered medical practitioner, 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

(c) ingests a preparation specified in Part IV of the First Schedule which

was lawfully supplied by a person referred to in section 24(2),

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.

Statutory authority to possess equipment and apparatus for injection of dangerous drugs

27. (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,