(b) conceals or disguises the true nature, source, location, disposition, movement, rights with respect to, or
ownership of such property; or
(c) acquires, possesses or uses such property;
shall be guilty of concealing, disguising or enjoying the proceeds of the unlawful dealing in dangerous drugs and
liable to a fine not exceeding level twelve or imprisonment for a period not exceeding ten years or both.
161 Persons who may lawfully possess, deal in or use dangerous drugs
(1) Any of following persons, namely—
(a) a person licensed to do so under the Medicines and Allied Substances Control Act [Chapter 15:03];
(b) any medical practitioner, dental practitioner or veterinary surgeon;
(c) any pharmaceutical chemist licensed in terms of the Medicines and Allied Substances Control Act
[Chapter 15:03] or pharmaceutical chemist or other person—
(i) employed in a hospital, clinic, dispensary or like institution administered by the State or by a
local authority, or in any other hospital, clinic, dispensary or like institution approved by the
Minister responsible for health; or
(ii) employed in any medical store of the State;
(d) any person in charge of a laboratory used for the purposes of research or instruction and attached to—
(i) a university, a university college or other educational institution approved by the Minister
responsible for health; or
(ii) any hospital referred to in subparagraph (i) of paragraph (c);
(e) any analyst employed by the State; or
(f) any inspector appointed in terms of the Medicines and Allied Substances Control Act [Chapter 15:03];
or
(g) any other person prescribed by the Minister by notice in a statutory instrument after consultation with
the Minister responsible for health;
may, in that capacity and so far as is necessary for the practice or exercise of that person’s profession, function or
employment, lawfully acquire, possess and supply any coca bush, cannabis plant, raw opium or scheduled drug
and, in the case of a Part I scheduled drug, prescribe, administer, manufacture or compound such drug.
(2) A qualified nurse—
(a) in charge of a ward, theatre or out-patients’ department in any hospital referred to in subparagraph (i) of
paragraph (c) of subsection (1); or
(b) who—
(i) is employed in a supervisory capacity over two or more wards in any hospital referred to in
subparagraph (i) of paragraph (c) of subsection (1); and
(ii) has been appointed by the medical practitioner in charge of the hospital to be responsible at any
time for the distribution of Part I scheduled drugs within the hospital;
may, in that capacity and so far as is necessary for the practice of that nurse’s profession, function or employment,
lawfully acquire, administer, possess and supply a Part I scheduled drug.
(3) A person licensed by the Authority may, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the licence,
import or export opium poppies, coca bushes, cannabis plants or a Part I scheduled drug.
(4) A person licensed by the Authority may, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the licence,
cultivate opium poppies, coca bushes or cannabis plants.
(5) A person licensed by the Authority may, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the licence and
on premises authorised or licensed by the Authority for the purpose, manufacture a Part I scheduled drug or carry
on any process in the manufacture of a Part I scheduled drug.
(6) Subject to subsection (7), any person to whom a Part I scheduled drug has been supplied in accordance
with a prescription by a medical practitioner, dental practitioner or veterinary surgeon shall be regarded as a
person lawfully in possession of that drug.
(7) A person who is lawfully supplied with a Part I scheduled drug by, or on a pre scription given by, a
medical practitioner shall not be treated as a person lawfully in possession of that drug if, at the time when he or
she is so supplied, he or she is also being supplied with a Part I scheduled drug by or on a prescription given by
another medical practitioner, and did not disclose that fact to the first-mentioned medical practitioner.
CHAPTER VIII
COMPUTER -R ELATED C RIMES
162 Interpretation in Chapter VIII
(1) In this Chapter—
“computer” means a device or apparatus or series of devices which, by electronic, electromagnetic, electromechanical or other means, is capable of one or more of the following
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