Prohibition of the Prescribing of Medicines Pursuant to section 48 (1) (a) of the Medicines Act 1981, I, Bill English, Minister of Health, on the recommendation of the Medical Council of New Zealand, hereby prohibit the prescribing of benzodiazepines and their derivatives by Dr Osman David Mansoor, medical practitioner of Wellington. Dated at Wellington this 14th day of April 1997. BILL ENGLISH, Minister of Health.6