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Special Committee Misuse of Drugs Bill, 1973 debate -
Wednesday, 18 Feb 1976

SECTION 11.

Amendments Nos. 43, 43b, 44 and 45 are cognate and may be discussed together.

I move amendment No. 43:

In page 12, subsection (1) to insert " a direction under section 6 (2) of this Act " before " special direction " in line 6.

This amendment gives the right of appeal to the High Court in the case of a direction made under section 6. That was brought to our notice by the medical association and it is included now in this particular section.

Will you also alter subsection 3 on Report Stage?

It would be a follow up.

Amendment agreed to.

I move amendment No. 43a:

In page 12, subsection (1) line 7, to delete " by ".

This is purely a drafting amendment. It is not any harm to leave it in or leave it out.

Would you read it as amended?

" Any practitioner who is aggrieved by a special direction or by a temporary direction. . . ." You can either leave in " by " or leave out " by ".

Amendment agreed to.

I move amendment No. 43b:

In page 12, subsection (1), to insert " direction under the said section 6 (2)," before " special direction " in line 8.

This also provides for an appeal to the High Court in relation to section 6

Amendment agreed to.

I move amendment No. 44:

In page 12, subsection (1), to insert " direction under the said section 6 (2)," before " special direction " both in line 11 and line 15.

Amendment agreed to.

I move amendment No. 45:

In page 12, subsections (2) and (3), to insert " direction under section 6 (2) of this Act," before " special direction " both in line 16 and line 21.

Amendment agreed to.
Section 11, as amended, put and agreed to.
Section 12 agreed to.
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