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MISUSE OF DRUGS ACT 1981 - SECT 5C

5C .         Authorisation under Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2019

        (1)         For the purposes of this Act, a person is authorised under the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2019 to prepare, sell or supply a prohibited drug if —

            (a)         the person is authorised by section 58, 59, 63 or 67 of that Act to prepare or supply the drug; and

            (b)         the preparation or supply is in accordance with that Act.

        (2)         For the purposes of this Act, a person is authorised under the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2019 to possess a prohibited drug if —

            (a)         the person is authorised by section 58, 59, 63, 67, 75 or 77 of that Act to receive or possess the drug; and

            (b)         the receipt or possession is in accordance with that Act.

        (3)         For the purposes of this Act, a person is authorised under the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2019 to use a prohibited drug if —

            (a)         the person is authorised by section 58 or 59 of that Act to prepare, self-administer or administer the drug; and

            (b)         the preparation, self-administration or administration is in accordance with that Act.

        [Section 5C inserted: No. 27 of 2019 s. 181.]



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