Bermuda Consolidated Legislation

 

BERMUDA STATUTORY INSTRUMENT

SR&O 45/1974

MISUSE OF DRUGS (SUPPLY TO ADDICTS) REGULATIONS 1974

[made under sections 14, 24 and 38 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1972 [title 11 item 4] and brought into operation on 31 August 1974]

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

1 Interpretation

2 Administration and sup ply of certain drugs to suspected addicts

3 Application to Crown agents and servants

SCHEDULE

Interpretation

1 (1) In these Regulations —

"the Act" means the Misuse of Drugs Act 1972 [title 11 item 4];

"drug" means a controlled drug specified in the Schedule to these Regulations;

(2) For the purposes of these Regulations, a person shall be re garded as being addicted to a drug if, and only if, he has as a result of repeated administration become so dependent upon the drug that he has an overpowering desire for the administration of it to be continued.

Administration and supply of certain drugs to suspected addicts

2 (1) Subject to paragraph (2), a physician shall not administer or supply to a person who he considers, or has reasonable grounds to sus pect, is addicted to any drug, or authorize the administration or supply to such a person of, any substance specified in paragraph (3), or pre scribe for such a person any such substance, except—

(a) for the purpose of treating organic disease or injury; or

(b) under and in accordance with the terms of a licence is sued by the Minister in pursuance of these Regulations.

(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the administration or sup ply by a physician of a substance specified in paragraph (3) if the ad ministration or supply is authorized by another physician under and in accordance with the terms of a licence issued to him in pursuance of these Regulations.

(3) The substances referred to in paragraph (1) and (2) are—

(a) cocaine, its salts and any preparation or other product containing cocaine or its salts other than a preparation for the time being falling within paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 1973 [title 11 item 4(a)];

(b) diamorphine, its salts and any preparation or other product containing diamorphine or its salts.

Application to Crown agents and servants

3 These Regulations and, in relation only to the requirements of these Regulations, sections 17(1) and (3), 18, 19 and 27 of the Act (which relate to their enforcement) shall apply to servants and agents of the Crown.

 

SCHEDULE

Controlled Drugs to which these Regulations Apply

1 The following substances and products, namely:—

Cocaine

Dextromoramide

Diamorphine

Dipipanone

Hydrocodone

Hydromorphone

Levorphanol

Methadone

Morphine

Opium

Oxycodone

Pethidine

Phenazocine

Piritramide

2 Any stereoisomeric form of a substance specified in paragraph 1, not being dextrorphan.

3 Any ester or ether of a substance specified in paragraph 1 or 2.

4 Any salt of a substance specified in any of paragraphs 1 to 3.

5 Any preparation or other product containing a substance or product specified in any of paragraphs 1 to 4.

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