Medicines and Related Substances Control Act, 1965 (Act No. 101 of 1965)

22H. Purchase and sale of medicines, medical devices, IVDs and Scheduled substances by wholesalers

Purchase

[Section 22H heading substituted by section 17(a) of Notice No. 19, GG 39585, dated 8 January 2016]

(1)

(a)	No wholesaler shall purchase medicines, Scheduled substances, medical devices or IVDs from any source other than from the original manufacturer or from the primary importer of the finished product.

[Section 22H(1)(a) substituted by section 17(b) of Notice No. 19, GG 39585, dated 8 January 2016]

(b)	A wholesaler shall—

(i)	sell medicines, medical devices or IVDs only into the retail sector; and

(ii)	sell Scheduled substances to any person who may lawfully possess such substance.

[Section 22H(1)(b) substituted by section 17(b) of Notice No. 19, GG 39585, dated 8 January 2016]

(c)	[Section 22H(1)(c) deleted by section 17(b) of Notice No. 19, GG 39585, dated 8 January 2016]

(2)	Subsection (1) shall not be construed as preventing the return of medicines, medical devices or IVDs for credit purposes only, to the manufacturer or wholesaler from which those medicines, medical devices or IVDs were initially obtained.

[Section 22H(2) substituted by section 17(b) of Notice No. 19, GG 39585, dated 8 January 2016]

(3)	Any wholesaler may in the prescribed manner and on the prescribed conditions be exempted by the Director-General from the provisions of subsection (1).

[Section 22H inserted by section 14 of Act No. 90 of 1997]