(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Minister may by regulations made by statutory instrument make such provisions as appear to him or her necessary or expedient for preventing the misuse of controlled drugs.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), regulations under this section may in particular make provisions for the following—
(a) requiring precautions to be taken for the safe custody of controlled drugs;
(b) imposing requirements as to the documentation of transactions involving controlled drugs, and for requiring copies of documents relating to such transactions to be furnished to the prescribed authority;
(c) requiring the keeping of records and the furnishing of information with respect to controlled drugs in such circumstances and in such manner as may be prescribed;
(d) the inspection of any precautions taken or records kept in pursuance of regulations under this section;
(e) the packaging and labelling of controlled drugs;
(f) regulating the transport of controlled drugs and the methods used for destroying or otherwise disposing of such drugs when no longer required;
(g) regulating the issue of prescriptions containing controlled drugs and the supply of controlled drugs on prescriptions, and for requiring persons issuing or dispensing prescriptions containing such drugs to furnish to the prescribed authority such information relating to those prescriptions as may be prescribed;
(h) requiring any doctor who attends to any person whom he or she considers, or has reasonable grounds to suspect, is addicted (within the meaning of the regulations) to controlled drugs of any description, to furnish to the prescribed authority such particulars with respect to that person as may be prescribed; and
(i) prohibiting any doctor from administering, supplying and authorising the administration and supply to persons so addicted, and from prescribing for such persons, such controlled drugs as may be prescribed, except under and in accordance with the terms of a licence issued by the Minister in pursuance of the regulations.