{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/misuse-of-drugs-regulations-2001/regulation-6C",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/misuse-of-drugs-regulations-2001/regulation-6C.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2001/3998",
  "legislation_title": "The Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/misuse-of-drugs-regulations-2001",
  "path": "regulation/6C",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "6C",
  "heading": "Authority for Physiotherapist Independent Prescribers and Chiropodist Independent Prescribers to prescribe",
  "text": "(1) A registered 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 registered chiropodist 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": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Reg. 6C inserted (1.6.2015) by The Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) (No. 2) (England, Wales and Scotland) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/891), regs. 1(1), 5"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/3998/regulation/6C",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T07:18:47.393467+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."
}