(1)  The Minister may, on the application of a person –

(a) who is in charge of a laboratory that is an exempted public institution for the purpose of research or instruction; or

(b) who is an analyst appointed under section 19 of the Act –

grant a licence authorising that person –

(c) to manufacture, use or possess any prohibited substance specified in the licence for such purpose as is specified in the licence; or

(d) to purchase that prohibited substance by an order written in ink from a licensed manufacturing chemist, a licensed wholesale chemist or such other person as may be specified in the licence.

(1A)  The Minister may, on the application of a person who is in charge of a laboratory that is not an exempted public institution, grant a licence authorising that person –

(a) to manufacture, use or possess any prohibited substance specified in the licence for such purpose as is specified in the licence; or

(b) to purchase that prohibited substance by an order written in ink from a licensed manufacturing chemist, a licensed wholesale chemist or such other person as may be specified in the licence.

(2)  The holder of a licence granted under subregulation (1) or (1A) is to maintain a record in the form and manner approved by the Secretary showing –

(a) the amount of prohibited substance acquired for use under the licence; and

(b) the date on which, and the source from which, the prohibited substance was acquired; and

(c) the amount of the prohibited substance and the purpose for which, and the date on which, the prohibited substance was used or destroyed.

(3)  The holder of a licence granted under subregulation (1) or (1A) must keep the record for at least 2 years.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.

(4)  In this regulation –

exempted public institution has the same meaning as in section 55 of the Act.