(1) No person other than registered medical practitioner, shall issue any prescription for any intoxicating liquor.
(2) No registered medical practitioner shall prescribe such intoxicating liquor, unless he believes in good faith aft er careful medical examination of the person for whose use such prescription is sought, that the use of such intoxicating liquor by such person is necessary, and will aff ord relief to him from some known ailment.
(3) A registered medical practitioner shall state, in every prescription for intoxicating liquor issued by him, the name and address of the person to whom issued, the date of issue, directions for use, and the amount and frequency of the dose, and shall preserve a copy of the prescription for one year from the date of issue. On the copy so preserved he shall state the purpose or ailment for which the intoxicating liquor is prescribed. ]
1. Th ese words were substituted for the words “to any person apparently under the age of twenty-one years” by Bom. 22 of 1960, s. 9 (a).
2. Th is word was substituted for the word “children”, ibid., s. 9 (b).
3. Section 21A was inserted by Bom. 36 of 1954, s. 4.
4. Section 22A was inserted by Bom. 22 of 1960, s. 11.
Prohibition of sale to 2[minors.]
Prohibition of production, etc., of charas.
Alteration of denatured spirit Alteration of denatured spirituous preparation.
Prohibition of allowing any premises to be used as common drinking house.
Prohibition of issuing prescriptions for intoxicating liquor except by registered medical practitioners.
12 Gujarat Prohibition Act., 1949 [1949 : Bom. XXV
23. No person shall—
(a) 1* solicit the use of, 2[or] offer, any intoxicant or hemp ; or 3* * * * *
(c) do any act which is calculated to incite or encourage any member of the public or a class of individuals or the public generally to commit any offence under this Act or to commit a breach of any rule, regulation or order made thereunder or the conditions of any licence, permit, pass or authorization granted thereunder.