168Giving voluntary assisted dying substances to authorised disposers—the Act, s 150

168 Giving voluntary assisted dying substances to authorised disposers—the Act, s 150

168 Giving voluntary assisted dying substances to authorised disposers—the Act, s 150

(1) A contact person who gives a voluntary assisted dying substance to an authorised disposer must give the substance to the authorised disposer—

(a) personally, or

(b) by carrier.

Maximum penalty—Tier 5 penalty.

(2) A contact person who gives a voluntary assisted dying substance to an authorised disposer by carrier must—

(a) obtain and keep written evidence of the consignment of the substance, and

(b) ensure the carrier—

(i) obtains a signed and dated receipt from the person to whom the substance is delivered, and

(ii) gives the receipt to the contact person.

Maximum penalty—Tier 5 penalty.