S.L. 101.1 Art. 5Supply of drugs.

(1) Where a drug is to be lawfully supplied to any person

(hereinafter referred to as “the recipient”), the person supplying the drug (hereinafter referred to as “the supplier”) shall not deliver it to a person who purports to be sent by or on behalf of the recipient, unless that person either:

(a) is a person authorised under these Rules to be in possession of that drug; or

(b) produces to the supplier a statement written in ink or in other indelible manner signed by the recipient to the effect that he is authorised by the recipient to receive the drug in question on behalf of the recipient and the supplier is reasonably satisfied that the document is a genuine document.

(2) A person to whom a drug is lawfully delivered in the circumstances mentioned in paragraph (b) of sub-rule (1) shall be deemed to be a person authorised to be in possession thereof, but for such a period only as in the circumstances of the case is reasonably sufficient to enable delivery to the recipient to be effected.