Section 12, The Dangerous Drugs Short title

( l) For the purpose of preventing the improper use of thedrugs to which this part of this Ordinance applies, the Governor in Council may make rules for controlling the manufacture, sale, possession and distribution of those drugs, and in particular, but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, for- (a) prohibiting the manufacture of any drug to which this Part of this Ordinance applies except on premises licensed for the purpose and subject to any conditions specified in the licence; and (b) prohibiting the manufacture, sale or distribution of any such drug except by persons licensed or otherwise authorised under the rules and subject to any conditions specified in the licence or authority; and (c) regulating the issue by medical practitioners of prescriptions containing any such drug and the dispensing of any such prescriptions; and (d) requiring persons engaged in the manufacture, sale or distribution of any such drug to keep such books and furnish such information either in writing or otherwise as may be prescribed. (2) The rules under this section shall provide for authorising any person who lawfully keeps open shop for the retailing of poisons in accordance with the provisions of the Medical Practitioners, Dentists and Druggists Ordinance, (a) to manufacture at the shop in the ordinary course of his retail business any preparation, admixture, or extract of any drug to which this part of this Ordinance applies; or (b) to carry on at the shop the business of retailing, dispensing, or compounding any such drug; subject to the power of the Governor to withdraw the authorisation in the case of a person who has been convicted of an offence against this Ordinance or of an offence under the Customs Cap. 271. Ordinance, as applied by this Orainance, and who cannot, in the opinion of the Governor, properly be allowed to carry on the business of manufacturing or selling or distributing, as the case may be, any such drug. (3) Nothing in any rules made under this section shall be taken to authorise the sale, or the keeping of an open shop for the retailing, dispensing, or compounding of, poisons by any person who is not qualified in that behalf, under, or otherwise than in accordance with, the provisions of the Medical Practitioners, Dentists and Druggists Ordinance, or to be in cap. 151. derogation of the provisions of the said Ordinance for prohibiting, restricting, or regulating the sale of poisons.