The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 is amended as follows.
In section 10 (power to make regulations for preventing misuse of controlled drugs)—
in subsection (2)(i) for "Secretary of State" substitute ;" appropriate authority "
after subsection (2) insert—2ARegulations made in pursuance of subsection (2)(i) must secure that under any licence a doctor may—only while at an address specified in the licence.aadminister, supply or prescribe a controlled drug, orbauthorise the administration or supply of a controlled drug,2BThe appropriate authority for the purposes of subsection (2)(i) is—awhere the specified address for the purposes of subsection (2A) is in Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;botherwise, the Secretary of State.
In section 13 (directions where regulations or licence contravened) after subsection (1A) insert—
In section 14 (investigation where grounds for direction under section 13 are considered to exist) after subsection (1) insert—
In section 16 (provisions supplementary to sections 14 and 15) after subsection (1) insert—
In section 30 (licences and authorities)—
at the beginning insert ;" (1) "
at the end insert—2Subsection (1) applies to a licence issued by the Scottish Ministers under regulations made in pursuance of section 10(2)(i) as if references in that subsection to the Secretary of State were references to the Scottish Ministers.
In paragraph 4 of Schedule 3 (tribunal rules) at the end add—