No person shall use or have in his possession—
unless—
| (i) |
he is a patient who has acquired or bought any such substance— |
| (aa) |
from a medical practitioner, dentist or practitioner acting in his professional capacity and in accordance with the requirements of the Medicines Act or any regulation made thereunder; or |
| (bb) |
from a pharmacist in terms of an oral instruction or a prescription in writing of such medical practitioner, dentist or practitioner, |
and uses that substance for medicinal purposes under the care or treatment of the said medical practitioner, dentist or practitioner;
| (ii) |
he has acquired or bought any such substance for medicinal purposes— |
| (aa) |
from a medical practitioner, veterinarian, dentist or practitioner acting in his professional capacity and in accordance with the requirements of the Medicines Act or any regulation made thereunder; |
| (bb) |
from a pharmacist in terms of an oral instruction or a prescription in writing of such medical practitioner, veterinarian, dentist or practitioner; or |
| (cc) |
from a veterinary assistant or veterinary nurse in terms of a prescription in writing of such veterinarian, |
with the intent to administer that substance to a patient or animal under the care or treatment of the said medical practitioner, veterinarian, dentist or practitioner;
| (iii) |
he is the Director-General: National Health and Population Development who has acquired or bought any such substance in accordance with the requirements of the Medicines Act or any regulation made thereunder; |
| (iv) |
he, she or it is a patient, medical practitioner, veterinarian, dentist, practitioner, nurse, midwife, nursing assistant, pharmacist, veterinary assistant, veterinary nurse, manufacturer of, or wholesale dealer in, pharmaceutical products, importer or exporter, or any other person contemplated in the Medicines Act or any regulation made thereunder, who or which has acquired, bought, imported, cultivated, collected or manufactured, or uses or is in possession of, or intends to administer, supply, sell, transmit or export any such substance in accordance with the requirements or conditions of the said Act or regulation, or any permit issued to him, her or it under the said Act or regulation; |
| (v) |
he is an employee of a pharmacist, manufacturer of, or wholesale dealer in, pharmaceutical products, importer or exporter who has acquired, bought, imported, cultivated, collected or manufactured, or uses or is in possession of, or intends to supply, sell, transmit or export any such substance in the course of his employment and in accordance with the requirements or conditions of the Medicines Act or any regulation made thereunder, or any permit issued to such pharmacist, manufacturer of, or wholesale dealer in, pharmaceutical products, importer or exporter under the said Act or regulation; or |
| (vi) |
he has otherwise come into possession of any such substance in a lawful manner. |
Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997
