Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Regulations 2017
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Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Regulations 2017
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40A Sale or supply of Schedule 4 or 8 poison—approved registered midwife
(1) An approved registered midwife is authorised to sell or supply a Schedule 4 poison or Schedule 8 poison if—
(a) that sale or supply is for the midwifery treatment of a person under the midwife's care; and
(e) if the poison is a drug of dependence or a Schedule 8 poison, the midwife has taken all reasonable steps to ascertain the identity of the person for whose treatment the poison is sold or supplied; and
(f) the sale or supply is in accordance with an approval under regulation 161A.
(2) An approved registered midwife must not sell or supply a Schedule 4 poison or Schedule 8 poison other than in accordance with subregulation (1).