47Sale and supply of narcotic substances, prohibited plants, and prohibited substances

47 Sale and supply of narcotic substances, prohibited plants, and prohibited substances

(1)  [Section 47 Subsection (1) amended by No. 55 of 2009, s. 5, Applied:12 Nov 2009] *[Section 47 Subsection (1) substituted by No. 27 of 1984, s. 20 ]**[Section 47 Subsection (1) amended by No. 9 of 1986, s. 5 ]*Subject to section 47A , a person shall not–

(a) sell or supply a raw narcotic or narcotic substance to another person; or

(b) traffic in a raw narcotic or narcotic substance–

unless–

(c) [Section 47 Subsection (1) amended by No. 15 of 2017, s. 19, Applied:13 Jun 2017] [Section 47 Subsection (1) amended by No. 23 of 2022, s. 35, Applied:24 Oct 2022] the person is, or is acting as the employee of and under the direction of, a licensed manufacturing chemist, licensed wholesale chemist, pharmacist, medical practitioner, dentist, authorised health professional or veterinary surgeon engaged in the lawful practice of his business or profession as such;

(d) [Section 47 Subsection (1) amended by No. 3 of 2010, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2010] [Section 47 Subsection (1) amended by No. 23 of 2022, s. 35, Applied:24 Oct 2022] the person is a registered nurse or midwife acting in accordance with an authorisation conferred under section 25A ;

(daa) [Section 47 Subsection (1) amended by No. 78 of 2007, s. 10, Applied:01 Jul 2008] the person is an authorised nurse practitioner acting in accordance with an authorisation conferred on him or her under section 25B ;

(da) [Section 47 Subsection (1) amended by No. 3 of 2010, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2010] the person is a registered nurse or midwife administering a narcotic substance in the course of medical treatment on the direction in writing of a medical practitioner;