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Any person wishing to apply for import permits for specific Schedule 3 or Schedule 4 substances must submit their application to the Permanent Secretary using the specified form. The Permanent Secretary may deny the permit if they believe the applicant cannot adequately store the substances, if the annual import quota has been met or exceeded, or if a suitable quality of the substance is already available in Namibia. Permits for importing these substances can only be granted after consulting with the Council and must adhere to specific conditions outlined in the regulations, ensuring that no deviations occur from the permit details during importation.

Import permits for Schedule 4 substances or specified Schedule 3 substances
28. (1) Any person who intends to apply for a permit referred to in -
(a) section 29(15)(b) of the Act for the importation of a specified Schedule 3 substance; or
(b) section 29(23)(b) of the Act for the importation of a Schedule 4 substance,
must apply therefore to the Permanent Secretary in the form as set out in Annexure XIII to these regulations.
(2) The Permanent Secretary may refuse to issue the permit applied for if, after consultation with the Council, the Permanent Secretary is of the opinion that -
(a) the applicant is not capable of keeping or storing the scheduled substances concerned in a satisfactory manner in order to prevent its loss;
(b) the annual importation quota, if such a quota has been determined by the Council for the scheduled substance concerned, has been exceeded or will be exceeded; or
(c) the scheduled substance concerned, of an acceptable quality, is already available in Namibia.
(3) A permit issued in terms of section 29(15)(b) or (23)(b) of the Act in respect of the importation of a Schedule 3 or Schedule 4 substance -
(a) may only be issued after consultation with the Council; and
(b) must be in the form as set out in Annexure XIV to these regulations.
(4) It must be a condition of every permit referred to in this regulation that there may be no deviation, during the relevant importation of the scheduled substance concerned, from the particulars concerning that importation as set out in the relevant permit.