Misuse of Drugs (Supervised Injecting Facilities) Act 2017

Application for licence

2. (1) A person may apply to the Minister for a licence to operate a supervised injecting facility in respect of certain premises.

(2) The application shall be in writing or in such form as the Minister may prescribe and include—

(a) the name and address of the applicant,

(b) the address of the premises of the proposed supervised injecting facility,

(c) particulars of the premises referred to in paragraph (b),

(d) particulars of the protocols proposed to be put in place for the operation and clinical governance of the proposed supervised injecting facility,

(e) particulars of the applicant’s experience or qualifications,

(f) such other information as the Minister may prescribe for the purpose of determining the application.

(3) At any time after receiving an application and before determining it the Minister may by notice in writing require the person who made the application to provide additional information to him or her.