Prohibition of issuing prescription for liquor except by a Registered Medical practitioner

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Chapter III Chapter III

Statutory text

(1) No person other than a Registered Medical Practitioner shall issue any prescription for any liquor.
(2) No Registered Medical Practitioner shall prescribe liquor, unless he believes in good faith after careful medical examination of the person for whose use such prescription is made, that the use of such liquor by such person is absolutely necessary for improvement or restoration of his health or will afford relief to him from some ailment.
(3) A Registered Medical Practitioner shall state, in every prescription for liquor issued by him, the full name and address of the person to whom issued, the date of issue, directions and duration for use including the nature of ailment, and the amount and frequency of dose, and shall preserve a copy of the prescription for one year from the date of issue.

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