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S.I. No. 264/1984 - Misuse of Drugs (Committees of Inquiry) Regulations, 1984.
Table of Provisions (9)
Statutory Text (9 Articles)
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Misuse of Drugs (Committees of Inquiry) Regulations, 1984.
2. In these Regulations "the Act" means the
Misuse of Drugs Act, 1977
, as amended by the
Misuse of Drugs Act 1984
.
3. A committee of inquiry established under section 8 of the Act shall consist of three persons, of whom—
(
a
) one (who shall be the Chairman) shall be nominated by the Minister;
(
b
) one shall be a member of the respondent's profession who is also a member of the registration authority concerned nominated by such registration authority; and
(
c
) one shall be a person appointed from a panel of members of the respondent's profession who is not a member of the registration authority concerned nominated by such other organisations as are in the opinion of the Minister representative of the profession to which the respondent belongs.
4. Any question arising before a committee of inquiry shall be decided by the majority of the members of the committee.
5. The proceedings of a committee of inquiry shall be held in private.
6. Subject to the provisions of articles 4 and 5 a committee of inquiry shall regulate its own procedure.
7. The Minister shall appoint a person to act as secretary to a committee of inquiry.
8. The Misuse of Drugs (Committees of Inquiry, Advisory Committees and Advisory Panels) Regulations, 1979 (
S.I. No. 31 of 1979
) are hereby revoked.
Given under the Official Seal of the Minister for Health this 23rd day of October,
1984.
BARRY DESMOND.
Minister for Health.
EXPLANATORY NOTE.
These regulations set out the constitution and procedure of the committees of inquiry established in connection with the investigation of cases of irresponsible prescribing by practitioners as provided under
section 8
of the
Misuse of Drugs Act, 1977
, as amended by
section 3
of the
Misuse of Drugs Act, 1984
.
S.I. No. 264 of 1984.
MISUSE OF DRUGS (COMMITTEES OF INQUIRY) REGULATIONS, 1984.
The Minister for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by
sections 8
,
12
and
38
of the
Misuse of Drugs Act, 1977
(No. 12 of 1977), as amended by the
Misuse of Drugs Act, 1984
(No. 18 of 1984), after consultation with the Dental Board, the Medical Council and the Veterinary Council hereby makes the following Regulations