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The Misuse of Drugs (Safe Custody) Regulations 1973 — laid before Parliament 7th May 1973
Corporate Author	Home Office
Publisher	HMSO, London, 19 April 1973
Pages	pp 2572-2579 (Statutory Instruments 1973, no 798)
Keywords	Drug taking ; Drugs ; Nursing homes ; Statutory instruments.
Annotation	These Regulations, with effect from 1st July 1973, require controlled drugs, other than those specified in Schedule 1, generally to be kept either in a locked safe or room, or in a locked receptacle. The Regulations also require, from 1st October 1974, that where such drugs are kept on similar premises occupied by a retail pharmacist or in a nursing home or similar institution and are not under the supervision of a pharmacist or the person in charge, the drugs should be kept in a locked safe, cabinet or room, which complies with the requirements of Schedule 2.
Accession Number	CPA-980330414 P
Classmark	ETD: LLD: LHB: 6PH *
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