At the end of Part I
insert:
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.