Hong Kong Regulations

DANGEROUS DRUGS REGULATIONS - REGULATION 6

Requirements as to registers

The following requirements shall be complied with by any person required to
keep a register under regulation 5, that is to say-

   (a)  there shall be specified at the head of any page of such register-

        (i)    the class of dangerous drugs; and

        (ii)   where applicable, the particular dangerous drug and the
               particular strength of the preparation comprised within such
               class, to which the entries on that page relate; (L.N. 191 of
               1996)

   (b)  every entry required to be made under regulation 5 in such register
        shall be made on the day on which the dangerous drug is received or,
        as the case may be, on which the transaction with respect to the
        supply of the dangerous drug by the person required to make the entry
        takes place, or, if that is not reasonably practicable, on the day
        next following the said day;

   (c)  no cancellation, obliteration or alteration of any such entry shall be
        made, and every correction of such an entry shall be made only by way
        of a marginal note or footnote which shall specify the date on which
        the correction is made;

   (d)  every entry required to be made under regulation 5 in such register,
        and every correction of such an entry, shall be made in ink or
        otherwise so as to be indelible;

   (e)  such a register shall not be used for any purpose other than the
        purposes of the Ordinance;

   (f)  such person shall if so required by the Director or any public officer
        authorized in writing by the Director in that behalf-

        (i)    furnish such particulars as may be required with respect to the
               obtaining or supplying by him of any dangerous drug, or with
               respect to any stock of dangerous drugs in his possession;

        (ii)   for the purpose of confirming any such particulars, produce any
               stock of dangerous drugs in his possession; and

        (iii)  produce such register and such other books or documents in his
               possession relating to any dealings in dangerous drugs as may
               be required;

   (g)  a separate register shall be kept in respect of each set of premises
        at which the person required to keep the register carries on business,
        but save as aforesaid not more than one register shall be kept at one
        time in respect of each class of dangerous drug in respect of which he
        is required to keep a separate register or part of a register, so,
        however, that a separate register may, with the approval of the
        Director, be kept in respect of each department of the business
        carried on by him;

   (h)  every such register shall be kept at the premises to which it relates
        and so as to be at all times available for inspection. [cf. S.I.
        1964/1811 reg. 25 U.K.]