164Records to be kept by authorised disposer

164 Records to be kept by authorised disposer

164 Records to be kept by authorised disposer

(1) An authorised disposer must, in accordance with this section, keep a written record of a voluntary assisted dying substance received for disposal and disposed of by the authorised disposer.

Maximum penalty—Tier 5 penalty.

(2) A record of the receipt of a voluntary assisted dying substance for disposal must—

(a) include the following—

(i) the name of the substance,

(ii) the date on which the substance was received for disposal,

(iii) the quantity of the substance received,

(iv) the name and address of the person from whom the substance was received,

(v) the name and street address of the patient to whom the prescription for the substance was issued,

(vi) the date on which the record is made,

(vii) the name and signature of the authorised disposer making the record, and

(b) be made on the day on which the authorised disposer receives the substance.

(3) A record of the disposal of a voluntary assisted dying substance must—

(a) include the following—

(i) the name of the substance,

(ii) the date on which the substance was disposed of,

(iii) the quantity of the substance disposed of,

(iv) the means of disposal,

(v) if the substance is disposed of by destruction in accordance with section 166(2)—the name, registration number and signature of the relevant practitioner in whose presence the substance was destroyed,

(vi) the date on which the record is made,

(vii) the name and signature of the authorised disposer making the record, and

(b) be made on the day on which the authorised disposer disposes of the substance.