### sec.5 Other act that is a relevant transaction— Act , s 43C (b) Any act by which a controlled substance is supplied by a person, in or in connection with the person’s business, to anyone else is a relevant transaction for the supply of a controlled substance. A and B are partners in a chain of pharmacies. They make cold tablets to sell in the pharmacies by compounding ephedrine (a controlled substance) with other substances. The partners sell some of the left over ephedrine to a pharmaceutical research company and give the rest away. Both the sale and gift of ephedrine are relevant transactions. Under section 43A of the Act — supply means give, distribute, sell or supply. s 5 prev s 5 amd 1996 SL No. 309 s 7 om 2002 SL No. 255 s 4 pres s 5 (prev s 11) ins 1996 SL No. 309 s 12 renum 2002 SL No. 255 s 5 (2)

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