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#### 74 Responsibility for storage in hospitals
74 Responsibility for storage in hospitals
> > (1) The chief pharmacist of a hospital is responsible for the storage of all drugs of addiction at a hospital other than those that have been supplied to a ward.
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> > (2) In the case of a hospital for which there is no pharmacist, the responsibilities of a chief pharmacist under this clause are instead the responsibilities of—
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> > > (a) the director of nursing of the hospital, or
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> > > (b) the medical superintendent of the hospital,
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> > as the chief executive officer of the hospital may determine.
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> > (3) The nurse or midwife in charge of a hospital ward is responsible for the storage of all drugs of addiction in the ward.