Power to make Regulations for preventing misuse of controlled drugs

(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Minister may by regulations make such provisions as appears to him necessary or expedient for preventing the misuse of controlled drugs. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of sub-section (1), Regulations under this section may in particular make 26 (a) for requiring precautions to be taken for the (b) for imposing requirements as to the documentation of transactions involving controlled drugs, and for requiring copies of documents relating to such transactions to be furnished to the prescribed authority; (c) for requiring the keeping of records and the furnishing of information with respect to controlled drugs in such circumstances and in such manner as may be prescribed; (d) for the inspection of any precautions taken or records kept in pursuance of regulations under this section; (e) for the packaging and labelling of controlled drugs; (f) for regulating the transport of controlled drugs and the methods used for destroying or otherwise disposing of such drugs when no longer required; (g) for regulating the issue of prescriptions containing controlled drugs and the supply of controlled drugs on prescriptions and for requiring persons issuing or dispensing prescriptions containing such drugs to furnish to the prescribed authority such information relating to those prescriptions as may be prescribed; (h) for requiring any medical practitioner who attends to any person whom he considers, or has reasonable grounds to suspect, is addicted, within the meaning of the regulations, to 27 controlled drugs of any description to furnish to the prescribed authority such particulars with respect to that person as may be prescribed; or (i) for prohibiting any medical practitioner from administering, supplying and authorising the administration and supply to persons so addicted, and from prescribing for such persons, such controlled drugs as may be prescribed, except under and in accordance with the terms of a licence issued by the Minister in pursuance of the Regulations.