(1) Where a person who is a practitioner or druggist has, after the coming into operation of this Act, been convicted of an offence under this Act, the Minister may give a direction in writing under subsection (2) in respect of that person.
(2) A direction under this subsection in respect of a person shall—
(a) if that person is a practitioner, be a direction prohibiting him or her from having in his or her possession, prescribing, administering, manufacturing, compounding and supplying and from authorising the administration and supply of such controlled drugs as may be specified in the direction; or
(b) if that person is a druggist, be a direction prohibiting him or her from having in his or her possession, manufacturing, compounding and supplying and from supervising and controlling the manufacture, compounding and supply of such controlled drugs as may be specified in the direction.
(3) The Minister may at any time give a direction cancelling or suspending any direction given by him or her under subsection (2), or cancelling any direction of his or her under this subsection by which a direction so given is suspended.
(4) The Minister shall cause a copy of any direction given by him or her under this section to be served on the person to whom it applies, and shall cause notice of any such direction to be published in the Gazette.
(5) A direction under this section shall take effect when a copy of it is served on the person to whom it applies.
(6) It is an offence to contravene a direction given under subsection (2).