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134 PDFTitle:DANGEROUS DRUGS ORDINANCEGazette Number:L.N. 3 of 1999
Section:25Heading:Statutory authority to possess dangerous drug supplied by registered medical practitioner, etc., or on prescription or by authorized seller of poisonsVersion Date:15/01/1999

(1) A person to whom-

        (a) a dangerous drug is lawfully supplied by a registered medical practitioner or a registered veterinary surgeon; (Amended 96 of 1997 s. 34)
        (b) a dangerous drug is lawfully supplied on a prescription lawfully given by a registered medical practitioner or a registered dentist or a registered veterinary surgeon; (Amended 96 of 1997 s. 34)
        (c) a dangerous drug specified in Part III of the First Schedule is lawfully supplied by an authorized seller of poisons; (Amended 2 of 1992 s. 6)
        (d) a preparation specified in Part IV of the First Schedule is lawfully supplied by a person referred to in section 24(2); (Amended 2 of 1992 s. 6)
        (e) a specified dangerous drug is lawfully supplied by a specified person, (Added 2 of 1992 s. 6)
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, or supplied with a specified dangerous drug by a specified person, shall be deemed not to be authorized by that subsection to be in possession of such drug if-
        (a) he was being supplied with-
          (i) a dangerous drug by, or on a prescription given by, another registered medical practitioner; or
          (ii) a specified dangerous drug by a specified person,
          and did not disclose the fact to the first-mentioned registered medical practitioner before the supply by him or on his prescription, or to the first-mentioned specified person before the supply by him, whichever is the case; or
        (b) he or any other person on his behalf made a declaration or statement for the purpose of obtaining the supply or prescription, as the case may be, and the declaration or statement was false in any particular. (Replaced 2 of 1992 s. 6)
[cf. S.I. 1964/1811 reg. 9(2) U.K.]