In these rules, unless there is anything repugnant to the subject or context –
(a) “Act” means the Tamil Nadu Prohibition Act, 1937 (Tamil Nadu Act X of 1937) :
(b) “approved practitioner” means –
(i) A medical practitioner registered under the Tamil Nadu Medical Registration Act, 1914 (Tamil Nadu Act IV of 1914); or
(ii) Any person who is a licentiate or an associate licentiate in Indian Medicine of the Government College of Indigenous System of Medicine ; or
(iii) Any qualified medical or veterinary practitioner approved by the commissioner of Prohibition and Excise for the purpose of these rules.
Explanation. – For the purpose of these rules, Veterinary practitioners belonging to any of the following categories are approved practitioners: -
(1) Bachelors of Veterinary Science of the Universities of Madras and Bombay;
(2) Graduates of the Madras Veterinary College, Madras, Bombay Veterinary College, Bombay; Punjab Veterinary College, Hissar, Punjab; Bengal Veterinary College, Calcutta; Bihar Veterinary College, Patna; Madhya Pradesh Veterinary College, Jabalpur; College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh; Osmania College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Hyderabad and Graduates of Veterinary Science, Assam Veterinary College, Assam.,
(3) Licensed Veterinary practitioners, Punjab; Members of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, London; Doctors of veterinary medicine or Bachelors of Veterinary Science of Universities in countries of the commonwealth other than the United Kingdom and Doctors of Veterinary medicine or Universities in the United States of America;
(c) “chloral hydrate” means the substance of the chemical formula C2H3 and includes chloral ;
(d) “Form” means a form appended to these rules;]
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(e) “licenced dealer” means a person who has obtained a licence in Form C.L. for the possession and sale of chloral hydrate as such to the actual users or as an ingredient of a mixture; or patent or proprietary medicine and possession of chloral hydrate in pure form for use in the manufacture of drugs containing chloral hydrate ;
(f) “Prescription” means a prescription given by an approved practitioner for the supply of chloral hydrate, as such or as an ingredient of a mixture.
3. Possession ;- (1) Any person may on the authority of a prescription given by an approved practitioner; possess chloral hydrate as an ingredient of a mixture;
Provided that the mixture shall not contain more than three per cent weight / volume of chloral or any of its preparations and if the medicine is possessed on the authority of a prescription given by an approved practitioner who is a veterinary practitioner, it shall not contain more than twenty per cent weight / volume of chloral or any of its preparations.
Explanation.– The present of chloral hydrate, in Asavams and Arishtams kept for sale shall be construed as violation of this rule,
(2) As approved practitioner, other than an approved veterinary practitioner may posses for use in the course of his practice mixture or patent or proprietory medicines containing chloral hydrate not exceeding fifteen grams per month and nor chloral hydrate in its pure form while approved Veterinary practitioner may posses chloral hydrate in pure form not exceeding one hundred grams for use in the course of his practice during the said period.
Explanation. – The expression “for use in the course of his practice” means only to the direct administration of the drug by an improved practitioner. All other issued of the drug by an approved practitioner form his dispensary shall amount to sale except in the case of issue, free of charge to charitable institutions specially recognized by the Collector of the districts:
Provided further that an approved practitioner in charge of a hospital, dispensary, maternity home or veterinary hospital other than a Central or state Government, local board or municipal hospital, dispensary, maternity home may possess five hundred grams of chloral hydrate and in such manner as may be specifically authorized by the Collector in each use.
(3) A licensed dealer may possess mixtures or patent or proprietary medicines containing chloral hydrate in such quantity and in such manner its may be specified in his licence and may posses chloral hydrate in such quantity and in such manner as may be specified in his licence for use in the manufacture of drugs containing chloral hydrate.
(4) The Director, Chemical Examiner‟s Laboratory. [Madras] may posses for use not exceeding three kilograms of chloral hydrate at any one time, without a licence.