Misuse of Drugs Act, 1977
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Investigation on initiative of Dental Board, Medical Registration Council or Veterinary Council. |
10.—(1) Where— | |
(a) the Dental Board believes that a practitioner who is a registered dentist, | ||
(b) the Medical Registration Council believes that a practitioner who is a registered medical practitioner, | ||
(c) the Veterinary Council believes that a practitioner who is a registered veterinary surgeon, | ||
is or has been, after the commencement of this section, prescribing, administering or supplying, or authorising the administration or supply of any controlled drugs in an irresponsible manner, the council or board, as the case may be, may establish a committee of inquiry, constituted for the purpose in accordance with the provisions of any regulations made under section 12 of this Act which apply to it, and it shall be the duty of the committee to investigate the case and report on it to the Minister. | ||
(2) Where a committee of inquiry is established pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, subsections (3) and (4) of section 8 of this Act shall apply in relation to the case as if the committee had been established pursuant to subsection (2) of that section, and where the committee makes a recommendation pursuant to the said subsection (4), as applied by this section, subsections (5) to (11) of the said section 8 shall apply in relation to the case in the manner in which they would apply if the committee had been so established, and in applying the foregoing each of the references to “respondent” in the said section 8 shall be construed as a reference to the practitioner in respect of whom the committee is established. |