1((1) A manufacturer or licenced dealer shall sell essential narcotic drugs otherwise than on prescription to-
(a) a manufacturer who has been issued a licence under rule 37 of these rules or a manufacture of preparations of essential narcotic drugs who has been issued a licence under the rules made by the State Government under section 10 of the Act;
(b) a licenced dealer;
(c) a licenced chemist;
(d) a registered medical practitioner;
(e) a person who has been authorised by the Controller of Drugs under these rules; or
(f) a recognized medical institution.]
(2) A licenced chemist shall sell essential narcotic drug only on prescription and subject to the provisions of the Drug and Cosmetics Rules, 1945.
(3) A recognised medical institution shall dispense or sell essential narcotic drugs in such manner as specified in these rules.