Dangerous Drugs Act, 1934

PART VI.

Products of Phenanthrene Alkaloids of Opium and of Ecgonine Alkaloids of the Coca Leaf.

Products to which Part VI applies.

23.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, this Part of this Act applies to the following products, that is to say, any product obtained from any of the phenanthrene alkaloids of opium or from the ecgonine alkaloids of the coca leaf, not being a product which was on the 31st day of July, 1931, being used for medical or scientific purposes.

(2) If the Executive Council is at any time satisfied as respects any product mentioned in the immediately preceding sub-section that such product is of medical or scientific value, the Executive Council may by order under this sub-section declare that such product shall cease to be a product to which this Part of this Act applies, and thereupon such product shall as from the date specified in such order cease, so long as such order is in force, to be a product to which this Part of this Act applies.

(3) The Executive Council may by order under this sub-section revoke any order previously made under sub-section (2) of this section.