Measure
Control of medicines and scheduled substances
| Type | Class | Valid From | Valid To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restriction | Goods | 01/08/2008 | |
| Summary: A person may not engage in the following activities concerning medicines or scheduled substances without the appropriate licenses and permits: 1. Manufacture or Pack and Sell: 2. Import or Export: 3. Scheduled Substances (Schedule 3 or 4): 4. Sale Restrictions: |
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| Description: (3) Except as provided under the regulations made under section 44(1)(u) relating to own use, a person may not - (a) in respect of medicines or scheduled substances - (i) manufacture or pack and sell those medicines or scheduled substances, unless the person holds a licence contemplated in section 31(5)(a) or (b) for the manufacture or packing and selling and the person complies with the specified conditions; (ii) import or export those medicines or scheduled substances, unless the person holds a licence contemplated in section 31(5)(c) for the import or export and the person complies with the conditions determined by the Council; (b) in respect of a scheduled substance, which is a Schedule 3 substance or Schedule 4 substance - (i) manufacture or pack and sell the substance, unless the person holds a licence contemplated in section 31(5)(a) or (b), and in addition, holds a permit referred to in subsection (15)(a) or (23)(a), as the case may be, for the manufacture or packing and selling of the Schedule 3 substance or Schedule 4 substance specified in the permit and the person complies with the prescribed conditions; (ii) import or export the substance, unless the person holds a licence contemplated in section 31(5)(c), and addition, holds a permit referred to in subsection (15)(b) or (23)(b), as the case may be, for the import or export of the Schedule 3 substance or Schedule 4 substance specified in the permit and the person complies with the prescribed conditions; (4) A manufacturer or an importer of, or a wholesale dealer in, pharmaceutical products, may not sell medicines or scheduled substances to a person, who himself or herself may not sell those medicines or scheduled substances: Provided that such manufacturer, importer or wholesale dealer, who is - (a) an authorised prescriber, but not a pharmacist; or (b) a pharmacist, irrespective of whether that pharmacist is an authorised prescriber or not, may sell medicines or scheduled substances, subject to the other provisions of this section, for the purpose of consumption. |
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Commodities Affected by the Measure
Procedures Implementing the Measure
| 1 Application Licence and Permit to Import, Export, Manufacture and sell Control of Medicines and Scheduled Substances | |||
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| Activity | Outcome | Valid For | Single Use |
| Export | The council may issue a licence, on application by a person who may sell a medicine or a scheduled substance under this Act, authorising that person to import or export that medicine or scheduled substance subject to such conditions as the Council may determine. | 12 Months | No |
Legal Documents Related to the Measure
| Name | Type | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Medicines and Related Substances Control Act 13 of 2003 | Act | Import/Export |
