Explanatory note

These Regulations, with effect from 1st July 1973, require controlled drugs other than those specified in Schedule 1 generally to be kept either in a locked safe or room or in a locked receptacle.

The Regulations also require, with effect from 1st October 1974, that where such drugs are kept on premises occupied by a retail pharmacist or in a nursing home or similar institution and are not under the supervision of a pharmacist or the person in charge the drugs should be kept in a locked safe, cabinet or room which complies with the requirements of Schedule 2 or alternatively, in the case of a registered pharmacy, which is certified by the local chief officer of police as providing an adequate degree of security. Provision is made, in the latter case, for the inspection of premises and the renewal and cancellation of certificates.

Copies of the British Standard Specification referred to in Schedule 2 can be obtained from the British Standards Institution.