Misuse of Drugs Act, 1977
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Additional powers in relation to certain controlled drugs. |
13.—(1) If in the case of any controlled drug the Minister is of the opinion that it is in the public interest— | |
(a) for the manufacture, production, preparation, sale, supply, distribution and possession of that drug to be either wholly unlawful or unlawful except for purposes of research or for other special purposes specified in an order under this section, or | ||
(b) for it to be unlawful for any person who is either a practitioner or a pharmacist to have in his possession or to do in relation to that drug any of the things mentioned in section 5 (2) of this Act except under a licence or other authority issued by the Minister, | ||
he may by order designate that drug as a drug to which this subsection applies, and while there is in force an order under this section designating a controlled drug as one to which this subsection applies, section 4 (2) of this Act and the said section 5 (2) shall not apply as regards that drug. | ||
(2) The Minister may by order revoke or amend any order under this section (including an order under this subsection). |