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Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022
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#### 124 Cancellation of document presented as prescription
124 Cancellation of document presented as prescription
> > (1) This section applies if—
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> > > (a) an authorised supplier is given a document that is presented as a prescription for a voluntary assisted dying substance, and
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> > > (b) the authorised supplier is satisfied the document—
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> > > > (i) does not comply with section 74, or
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> > > > (ii) is not issued by the coordinating practitioner for the patient to whom the document relates, or
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> > > > (iii) is false in a material particular.
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> > (2) The authorised supplier must—
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> > > (a) cancel the document by marking the word “cancelled” across it, and
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> > > (b) give the Health Secretary written notice—
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> > > > (i) that the document has been cancelled, and
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> > > > (ii) the reasons for cancelling the document.
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> > Maximum penalty—imprisonment for 12 months.