Prohibition of the Prescribing of Controlled Drugs Pursuant to section 23 (1) (a) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975, I, Bill English, Minister of Health, on the recommendation of the Medical Council of New Zealand, hereby prohibit the prescribing of controlled drugs by Dr Rita Eileen Middleton, medical practitioner of Masterton. Dated at Wellington this 19th day of May 1997. BILL ENGLISH, Minister of Health.