124Cancellation of document presented as prescription

124 Cancellation of document presented as prescription

124 Cancellation of document presented as prescription

(1) This section applies if—

(a) an authorised supplier is given a document that is presented as a prescription for a voluntary assisted dying substance, and

(b) the authorised supplier is satisfied the document—

(i) does not comply with section 74, or

(ii) is not issued by the coordinating practitioner for the patient to whom the document relates, or

(iii) is false in a material particular.

(2) The authorised supplier must—

(a) cancel the document by marking the word “cancelled” across it, and

(b) give the Health Secretary written notice—

(i) that the document has been cancelled, and

(ii) the reasons for cancelling the document.

Maximum penalty—imprisonment for 12 months.