Interpretation

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires“the Act” means the Misuse of Drugs Act; CAP. 103. “authorised as a member of a group” means authorised by virtue of being a member of a class as respects which the Minister has granted authority under and for the purposes of Regulation 8(3), 9(3) or 10(3) and “his group authority” in relation to a person who is a member of such a class, means the authority so granted to that class; “chemist and druggist” shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Chemists and Druggists Act; CAP. 311. “the Conventions” means the Hague Convention, and the Geneva Conventions or any one or more of them; Misuse of Drugs 9 “document” shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Evidence Act; CAP. 95. “health prescription” means a prescription issued by a doctor or a dentist either under the Medical Service and Institutions Act or upon a form issued by a competent authority for use in connection with the health service; CAP. 39. “installation manager” means a person appointed by the owners of an offshore installation or the owner of a concession in relation to such an installation to perform the duties of manager of the installation; “master” includes every person (except a pilot) having command or charge of any ship; “medicinal product” means any substance or article (not being an instrument, apparatus or appliance), which is manufactured, sold, supplied, imported or exported for use wholly or mainly in either of the following ways, that is to say– (a) use by being administered to one, or more human beings or animals for a medicinal (b) use in a pharmacy, dispensary, or hospital, or by a doctor, dentist or registered nurse or midwife, or a person engaged in the business of the retail sale of herbal remedies as an ingredient in the preparation of a substance or article which is to be administered to one or more human beings or animals for a medicinal “the Merchant Shipping Acts” means the Merchant Shipping Act 1894 (UK), Harbours and Merchant Shipping Act, and the Registration of Merchant Ships Act; CAP. 234. CAP. 236. 10 Misuse of Drugs “officer of customs” shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Customs Regulation Act; “offshore installation” includes any floating structure or device maintained in a position in controlled waters by whatever means or on land intermittently covered by water, which is or has been maintained, or is intended to be established, for the carrying on of any activity connected with the exploration for or the exploitation of mineral resources or gas, or the storage, processing or conveying thereof by whatever means, or for the provision of accommodation of persons who work on or from such an installation; “prescription” means a prescription issued by a doctor for the medical treatment of a single individual, by a dentist for the dental treatment of a single individual, or by a veterinary practitioner for the purpose of animal treatment; “register” means a bond book and does not include any form of loose leaf register or card index; “seamen” includes every person (except masters and pilots), employed or engaged in any capacity on board any ship; “sister or nurse” includes any male nurse occupying a similar position; “wholesale dealer’ means a person who carries on the business of selling drugs to persons who buy to sell again.