General authority to supply and possess controlled drugs

(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 6(1)(b) of the Act, any person who is lawfully in possession of a controlled drug may supply that drug to the person from whom he obtained it. CAP. 103. (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 6(1)(b) of the Act, any person who has in his possession a drug specified in CAP. 103. 12 Misuse of Drugs Schedule II, III, IV or V which has been supplied by or on the prescription of a practitioner for the treatment of that person, or of a person whom he represents, may supply that drug to any doctor, dentist or chemist and druggist for the purpose of destruction of such drug. (3) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 6(1)(b) of the Act, any person who is lawfully in possession of a drug specified in Schedule II, III, IV or V which has been supplied by or on the prescription of a veterinary practitioner or veterinary surgeon for the treatment of animals may supply that drug to any veterinary practitioner, veterinary surgeon or chemist and druggist for the purpose of destruction of such drug. CAP. 103. (4) It shall not by virtue of section 6(1)(b) or 7(1) of the Act be unlawful for any person appointed as a forest officer or game ranger under the Forests Act and/or the Wild Life Protection Act to supply, offer to supply or have in his possession any drug specified in Schedule III for the purposes for which he is authorised under those Acts. CAP. 103. CAP. 213. CAP. 220. CAP. 103. (5) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 6(1)(b) of the Act, any of the persons specified in subregulation (7) below may supply any controlled drug to any person who may lawfully have that drug in his possession. CAP. 103. (6) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 7(1) of the Act, any of the persons so specified may have any controlled drug in his possession. (7) The persons referred to in subregulations (5) and (6) are– (a) a member of the Belize Police Force when acting in the course of his duty as such; (b) a member of the Belize Defence Force when acting in the course of his duty as such; Misuse of Drugs 13 (c) a person engaged in the business of a carrier when acting in the course of that business; (d) a person engaged in the business of the Post Office when acting in the course of that business; (e) an officer of customs when acting in the course of his duty as such; (f) a person engaged in the work of any laboratory to which the drug has been sent for forensic examination when acting in the course of his duty as a person so engaged; (g) a person engaged in conveying the drug to a person who may lawfully have that drug in his