(1)  The Secretary is to establish a Drugs and Therapeutics Committee for the purpose of considering applications from medical practitioners for authorisations to issue standing orders that are to apply in relation to public hospitals, day-treatment centres or community health centres.

(2)  The governing body of a private hospital or private day-treatment centre is to establish a Drugs and Therapeutics Committee for the purpose of considering applications from medical practitioners for authorisations to issue standing orders that are to apply in relation to the private hospital or private day-treatment centre.

(3)  A Drugs and Therapeutics Committee is to include at least one medical practitioner, one registered nurse and one pharmaceutical chemist.

(4)  The Secretary, or the governing body of a private hospital or private day-treatment centre, may provide for, in writing, the regulation of the proceedings of a Drugs and Therapeutics Committee.

(5)  Except as provided otherwise by the Secretary, or the governing body of a private hospital or private day-treatment centre, a Drugs and Therapeutics Committee may regulate its own proceedings.