Criminal Law Code as at 1st March 2007
compounding or supplying, as may be appropriate, such Part I scheduled drug for such
period of time as the Authority shall specify in the direction.
(2) Before issuing any direction under subsection (1) the Authority shall direct the
Director-General to give written notice to the person concerned of its intention to issue
the direction.
(3) A notice given under subsection (2) shall—
(a) specify the terms of the proposed direction and the grounds on which the
Authority proposes to issue it;
(b) indicate that the person to whom it is directed may within a calendar month
of the receipt of the notice submit to the Director-General any comments he
may wish to put forward in connection with the matter.
(4) If—
(a) no comments are submitted under paragraph (b) of subsection (3); or
(b) after consideration of any comments submitted under paragraph (b) of
subsection (3) the Authority decides to issue the direction;
the Authority may direct the Director-General to issue the direction.
(5) any person aggrieved by a decision of the Authority to issue a direction under
subsection (1) may, within thirty days after the date of that decision, appeal to the
Administrative Court, but in such case the direction shall continue to have effect until
the appeal is determined.
(6) Any person subject to a direction issued under subsection (1) who contravenes
the terms of the direction shall be guilty of contravening section 156 (“Unlawful dealing
in dangerous drugs”) or 157 (“Unlawful possession or use of dangerous drugs”) of the
Criminal Law Code with respect to the acquisition, possession, prescription,
administration, manufacture, compounding or supply of the Part I scheduled drug
specified I the direction.
14C
Regulations under Part V
(1) For the purpose of preventing the improper use of dangerous drugs, the Minister
may by regulation prohibit, control or restrict the cultivation, manufacture, sale,
possession or distribution of those drugs and, in particular, but without prejudice to the
generality of the foregoing—
(a) prohibit, control or restrict the cultivation, production, possession, sale, use
or distribution of coca bushes, cannabis plants and raw opium;
(b) prescribe measures to be taken for the eradication of plants, to which
regulations made under paragraph (a) apply, found to be growing wild;
(c) prohibit the manufacture of a Part I scheduled drug except on premises
licensed for the purpose by the Authority and subject to any terms and
conditions specified in the licence;
(d) prohibit the manufacture, sale or distribution of a Part I scheduled drug
except by persons licensed or otherwise authorized under the regulations;
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