{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/misuse-of-drugs-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2019/regulation-5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/misuse-of-drugs-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2019/regulation-5.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2019/208",
  "legislation_title": "The Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/misuse-of-drugs-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2019",
  "path": "regulation/5",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "New regulation 6C",
  "text": "After regulation 6B. (Authority for Nurse Independent Prescribers and Pharmacist Independent Prescribers to prescribe) insert—\n“Authority for Physiotherapist Independent Prescribers and Podiatrist Independent Prescribers to prescribe\n6C. (1) A physiotherapist independent prescriber may prescribe any of the following controlled drugs for the treatment of organic disease or injury provided that the controlled drug is prescribed to be administered by the specified method—\n(a) Diazepam by oral administration;\n(b) Dihydrocodeine by oral administration;\n(c) Fentanyl by transdermal administration;\n(d) Lorazepam by oral administration;\n(e) Morphine by oral administration or by injection;\n(f) Oxycodone by oral administration;\n(g) Temazepam by oral administration.\n(2) A podiatrist independent prescriber may prescribe any of the following controlled drugs for the treatment of organic disease or injury provided that the controlled drug is prescribed to be administered by the specified method—\n(a) Diazepam by oral administration;\n(b) Dihydrocodeine by oral administration;\n(c) Lorazepam by oral administration;\n(d) Temazepam by oral administration.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2019/208/regulation/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:45:25.666819+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}