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S.I. No. 273/1971 - Dangerous Drugs (Medical Opium, Tincture of Indian Hemp, Morphine, Cocaine, Etc.) (Amendment) Regulations, 1971.

S.I. No. 273 of 1971.

DANGEROUS DRUGS (MEDICAL OPIUM, TINCTURE OF INDIAN HEMP, MORPHINE, COCAINE, ETC.) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1971.

The Minister for Health in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 5 and 20 of the Dangerous Drugs Act, 1934 (No. 1 of 1934) hereby makes the following Regulations:—

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Dangerous Drugs (Medicinal Opium, Tincture of Indian Hemp, Morphine, Cocaine, etc.) (Amendment) Regulations, 1971.

2. In these Regulations—

"the Act" means the Health Act, 1970 (No. 1 of 1970);

"full eligibility" has the meaning assigned to it by section 45 of the Act;

"health prescription" means—

(a) a prescription issued on behalf of a person with full eligibility by a registered medical practitioner who has entered into an agreement with a health board to provide a general practitioner service under the Act for that person;

(b) a prescription issued by a registered medical practitioner on behalf of a person for whom a health board has made arrangements for the supply of drugs, medicines, or medical or surgical appliances in accordance with section 59 (3) of the Act.

3. These Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of October, 1971.

4. Article 19 (5) (c) of the Dangerous Drugs (Medicinal Opium, Tincture of Indian Hemp, Morphine, Cocaine, etc.) Regulations, 1937 (S.R. and O. 1937 No. 65) is hereby amended by the insertion of the words "or health prescription" before the word "retain".

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Health this

23rd day of September, 1971.

ERSKINE CHILDERS,

Minister for Health.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The effect of these Regulations is to exempt retail pharmacists from the obligation to retain official prescriptions issued under the health services for drugs specified in the Dangerous Drugs (Medicinal Opium, Tincture of Indian Hemp, Morphine, Cocaine, etc.) Regulations, 1937 (S.R. and O. 1937 No. 65).