149FPrescribed qualifications for special drug‑checking workers

149F Prescribed qualifications for special drug‑checking workers

(1) For the purposes of the definition of special drug-checking worker in section 4(1) of the Act, the prescribed qualification is a bachelor degree in, or with a major in, any of the following areas, however described—

(a) chemistry;

(b) pharmacology;

(c) forensic science;

(d) forensic toxicology.

(2) A qualification approved by the Secretary under regulation 163B is also a prescribed qualification for the purposes of the definition of special drug-checking worker in section 4(1) of the Act.

Reg. 149G inserted by S.R. No. 126/2024 reg. 15.