S.L. 101.2 Art. 9Possession of drugs.

No person shall be in possession of or attempt to obtain possession of any of the drugs unless -

(a) he is in possession of an import or export authorisation issued by the Chief Government Medical Officer in pursuance of the provisions of Part VI of the Ordinance; or

(b) he is licensed or otherwise authorised to manufacture or supply such drug; or

(c) he is otherwise licensed by the Minister responsible for the Department of Health or authorised by these Rules or by any authority granted by the Minister responsible for health to be in possession of the drug; or

(d) he proves that the drug was supplied for his use in accordance with such a prescription: Provided that the qualification contained in paragraph (d) shall not apply in the case of any drug supplied to a person for his use in accordance with a prescription if that person was at the time of the supply in course of receiving treatment from another medical practitioner in respect of addiction to any of the drugs or otherwise, and of being supplied with any of the drugs on a prescription given by that last-mentioned practitioner and did not disclose that fact to the first-mentioned practitioner before the drug was supplied to him.