Benzodiazepines and Other Targeted Substances Regulations

Marginal note:Order required

• 33 (1) A licensed dealer may sell or provide a targeted substance in accordance with section 32 if the dealer has received from one of the following persons a written or verbal order indicating the specified name and the quantity of the substance and, in the case of a written order, the conditions specified in subsection (2) are met:

  • (a) in the case of a licensed dealer, a person who is authorized to place an order for the substance on their behalf;

  • (b) in the case of a hospital, the pharmacist in charge of the hospital’s pharmacy or a practitioner authorized by the person in charge of the hospital to sign the order; or

  • (c) in any other case, the person to whom the substance is to be sold or provided.

• Marginal note:Conditions

  (2) The following conditions apply to a written order:

  • (a) it must be signed and dated by one of the persons referred to in subsection (1); and

  • (b) the licensed dealer must verify the signature if it is unknown to them.