DRUGS MISUSE REGULATION 1987 - REG 3 Prescribed procedures for the disposal of hypodermic syringes and needles

DRUGS MISUSE REGULATION 1987 - REG 3

3 Prescribed procedures for the disposal of hypodermic syringes and needles

For the purposes of section 10 (4A) of the Act , the prescribed procedures for the disposal of a hypodermic syringe or needle are—

(a) by placing the hypodermic syringe or needle in a rigid wall, puncture resistant container and that container is sealed or securely closed in such a manner that its contents are incapable of causing injury to any person; or

(b) by giving the hypodermic syringe or needle to a person who is a medical practitioner, pharmacist or person or a member of a class of persons referred to as authorised in section 10 (3) of the Act .