Drug Misuse and Trafficking Regulation 2021
5Sales and storage of Schedule 1 precursors—the Act, s 45(2A)
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5 Sales and storage of Schedule 1 precursors—the Act, s 45(2A)
5 Sales and storage of Schedule 1 precursors—the Act, s 45(2A)
(1) A person (the supplier) must not supply a Schedule 1 precursor to a person (the receiver) unless the receiver—
(a) has an account with the supplier and payment for the supply is made through the account, and
(b) has provided the supplier with an end user declaration at least 24 hours before the supply, and
(c) has provided the supplier with proof of the receiver’s identity at least 24 hours before the supply.
(2) A supplier of a Schedule 1 precursor must store the precursor in a way that prevents a person accessing the precursor if the person is not—
(a) the supplier, or
(b) a person who has the supplier’s written authorisation to access the precursor.
(3) A supplier who gives a person written authorisation to access a Schedule 1 precursor must—
(a) make the authorisation available for inspection during business hours on request by a police officer, and
(b) keep a copy of the authorisation for at least 2 years after it ceases to have effect.
(4) A supplier who supplies a Schedule 1 precursor to a receiver must record—
(a) the name and quantity of the Schedule 1 precursor supplied, and
(b) the date of supply of the Schedule 1 precursor from the supplier’s premises.
(5) A supplier must—
(a) make the following available for inspection during business hours on request by a police officer—
(i) each end user declaration provided to the supplier by a receiver,
(ii) each record made by the supplier, and
(b) keep each declaration and record for at least 2 years.
(6) Subsections (1), (3) and (4) do not apply to the supply of Ephedrine, Phenylpropanolamine or Pseudoephedrine or a salt of Ephedrine, Phenylpropanolamine or Pseudoephedrine if—