DRUGS, POISONS AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT 1981 - SECT 55C Medically supervised injecting centre may be licensed
DRUGS, POISONS AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT 1981 - SECT 55C
Medically supervised injecting centre may be licensedS. 55C(1) amended by No. 7/2023 s. 35(1).
(1) The Secretary may issue to a person a licence for the purposes of this Part for a facility at the permitted site.
S. 55C(2) amended by No. 7/2023 s. 19(2).
(2) A medically supervised injecting centre licence must not be issued unless—
(a) the Secretary has approved, under section 55E, internal management protocols for the proposed licensee; and
(b) the Secretary is satisfied that any other prescribed requirements have been satisfied.
S. 55C(3) amended by No. 7/2023 ss 19(3), 35(1).
(3) The Secretary may refuse to issue a medically supervised injecting centre licence to a person for any reason the Secretary thinks fit.
S. 55C(4) amended by No. 7/2023 s. 19(3).
(4) In issuing a medically supervised injecting centre licence, the Secretary may impose on the licence any conditions that the Secretary thinks fit.
(5) The functions and powers of the Secretary under this section are not delegable.
S. 55D inserted by No. 66/2017 s. 7, substituted by No. 7/2023 s. 9.