(1) No approved practitioner shall for the purpose of sale, possess any quantity of any manufactured drug:
Provided that such practitioner may, for use in his practice, possess such quantity of such manufactured drug as specified in the permit ND/RC:
Provided further that the Collector may, by special order, authorise any such practitioner to possess a larger quantity of such drugs.
(2) No approved practitioner shall for the purpose of sale, possess any quantity of cocaine derivatives:
Provided that such practitioner may, under special permit issued in this behalf by the Collector, in Form ND/RC possess for use in his practice any manufactured drug containing such quantity of cocaine in the aggregate, as may be specified in the special permit.
Explanation: For the purpose of this rule, the expression ―use in his practice‖ means only the actual direct administration of the drug in injections, surgical operations or other emergent cases by or in the presence of an approved practitioner.