Prohibition of issuing prescriptions for intoxicating liquor except by registered medical practitioners
Section 22A of the Maharashtra Prohibition Act deals with prohibition of issuing prescriptions for intoxicating liquor except by registered medical practitioners. No person other than a registered medical practitioner, shall issue any prescription for any intoxicating liquor. The Act was enacted on 20 May 1949.
1[22A. Prohibition of issuing prescriptions for intoxicating liquor except by registered medical practitioners.- (1)No person other than a registered medical practitioner, shall issue any prescription for any intoxicating liquor.
(2) No registered medical practitioner shall prescribe such intoxicating liquor, unless he believes in good faith after careful medical examination of the person for whose use such prescription is sought, that the use of such intoxicating liquor by such person is necessary, and will afford relief to him from some known ailment.
(3) A registered medical practitioner shall state, in every prescription for intoxicating liquor issued by him, the name and address of the person to whom issued, the date of issue, directions for use, and the amount and frequency of the dose, and shall preserve a copy of the prescription for one year from the date of issue. On the copy so preserved he shall state the purpose or ailment for which the intoxicating liquor is prescribed.]
Section 22A, The Maharashtra Prohibition Act (Act 25 of 1949).
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Questions about Section 22A
What does Section 22A of the Maharashtra Prohibition Act deal with?
Section 22A of the Maharashtra Prohibition Act is headed "Prohibition of issuing prescriptions for intoxicating liquor except by registered medical practitioners". [22A. Prohibition of issuing prescriptions for intoxicating liquor except by registered medical practitioners.- (1)No person other than a registered medical practitioner, shall issue any prescription for any intoxicating liquor.
How do I find court cases under Section 22A of the Maharashtra Prohibition Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Maharashtra Prohibition Act 22A, section 22A Maharashtra Prohibition Act, section 22A of the Maharashtra Prohibition Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 22A of the Maharashtra Prohibition Act, and has it changed?
1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it.
When was Section 22A of the Maharashtra Prohibition Act enacted?
Section 22A of the Maharashtra Prohibition Act, cited as Maharashtra Prohibition Act 22A, was enacted on 20 May 1949 as Act 25 of 1949. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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