Notice Type
Departmental
Notice Title

Amendment to Prior Notice Specifying Medical Practitioners Who May Prescribe, Administer or Supply Controlled Drugs for the Purpose of Treating People With Drug Dependence

Pursuant to section 24 (8) of the Misuse of Drugs Act
1975, I, David George Chaplow, acting under delegated authority from the Minister of Health, amend the notice signed by the Director of Mental Health on the 25th day
of September 1998 and published in the New Zealand Gazette, 1 October 1998, page 3933, by deleting the words
"David Finlay of Christchurch"
thereby revoking the authorisation for Dr David Finlay
to prescribe, administer or supply controlled drugs for the purposes of that section.
Dated at Wellington this 2nd day of February 2004.
DR DAVID CHAPLOW, Director of Mental Health.
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Explanatory Note
Dr David Finlay was specified, under section 24 (7) (a) (previously 24 (5) (a)) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975, as
a medical practitioner who may prescribe, administer or supply controlled drugs for the purpose of treating people with drug dependence. Dr David Finlay has relocated and no longer requires specification under section 24 (7) (a).