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Only medical practitioners who hold a special licence issued by the Home Secretary may prescribe diamorphine, dipipanone or cocaine for addicts other practitioners must refer the addict to a treatment centre. This stipulation only applies to addicts and does not preclude the prescription of diamorphine or cocaine for the relief of pain due to organic disease or injury (see also page 531 Chapter 17.15.3). [Pg.716]

David Maxwell Fyfe (home secretary) to Prime Minister, 4 June 1952, and enclosure, PREM 11/294, TNA. [Pg.235]

The late Philip Handler, president of the U.S. Academy of Sciences, played a key role in the success of the Conference. Thanks are also due to Professor Bryce Crawford, Home Secretary of the Academy, and his... [Pg.292]

In the House of Commons yesterday, the Home Secretary was asked if he wouldprohibit the sale of this lethal new material. The Home Secretary replied that, as it was clearly a major hazard, Local Authorities would have to take advice from the Health and Safety Executive before giving planning permission. A full investigation was needed and the Major Hazards Group would be asked to report. [Pg.192]

The first Lady Factory Inspectors had been appointed by the Home Secretary in 1893.88 It was a tough task for a middle-class woman, requiring her to venture alone into unsavoury neighbourhoods, cope with aggressive plant managers, and attempt to offer some specific recommendations to alleviate the plight of the working poor. As Adelaide Anderson,89 Head of the Lady Inspectors, wrote in 1905 to the Chief Inspector ... [Pg.509]

The Poisons Board advises the Home Secretary on matters relating to non-medicinal poisons. The Poisons Board consists of at least 16 members, five of whom are appointed by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain and one of whom must be a pharmaceutical manufacturer or wholesaler. The chairman of the board is appointed by the Secretary of State. The purpose of the board is to advise the Secretary of State as to which substances should be included in the Poisons List. [Pg.256]

Only medical practitioners who hold a special licence issued by the Home Secretary may prescribe diamorphine, dipipanone or cocaine for... [Pg.782]

ACMD recommended reclassification of all cannabis preparations to Class C, and in February 2004, despite hostile media comment, the Home Secretary implemented this advice. [Pg.721]

The Home Secretary, the Princess, and her equerry put together a statement for general release the next morning. It was instructive for Ralph to see the Saldana body politic at work in the flesh, as it were. There was no question of the Princess herself delivering the statement to the news companies. That was the job of the Prime Minister and the Home Secretary. A Saldana simply could not announce such appalling news. It was the function of royalty to offer comments of support and sympathy to the victims at a later date, and people were going to need all the comfort they could get when that byte of official news hit the communications net. [Pg.102]

Home Secretary for Energy International Atomic Energy Agency Electrogorsk Research and Engineering Center for Nuclear Power Plant Safety... [Pg.252]

That in view of the recent troubles between gangs of young people, this Association urges the Home Secretary to introduce further legislation, possibly by the extension of the principle of the Attendance Centre, whereby these delinquents are not only punished but the punishment is such as to direct their energies into productive channels for the benefit of the community. [Pg.131]

June House of Commons Seaside Resorts (Hooliganism) statement by the Home Secretary. [Pg.151]

June House of Lords Hooliganism and Increased Penalties (statement by Home Secretary read). [Pg.151]

At times of moral panic, politicians in office, even though one might expect them on the basis of their personal records to be full of moral indignation, often act to calm things down and minimize the problem. Thus it was with the Home Secretary, Mr Henry Brooke, the only participant in the first debate who expressed an awareness of the exaggerations and distortions. [Pg.153]

The decision to focus on mahcious damage is interesting in view of the fact that in the earher debate, the Home Secretary... [Pg.153]

This statement underlines the ritualistic element in the Bill which, even on admission of its supporters, proposed fairly modest changes. In fact, the legislative changes took place in direct response to the demands to the suprasystem for something to be done — and soon . As the Home Secretary stated ... [Pg.154]

TNA, DEFE13/705, Jaffray, MoD, to Private Secretary to Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary, Home Secretary, and Chief Scientific Adviser, 13 May 1970. [Pg.562]

In Scotland the Lord Advocate is the chief law officer of the Crown and has ultimate responsibility for prosecutions. He and the Secretary of State for Scotland undertake the duties which in England and Wales are the responsibility of the Home Secretary, the Lord Chancellor and the Attorney General. The Lord Advocate is assisted by the Solicitor General. [Pg.21]

The Government s intention to legislate on data protection was annotmced in March 1981, when the Home Secretary armounced that the Government would be introducing legislation to provide stamtory protection for personal... [Pg.287]

Iversen L. Consideration of the anabolic steroids. Letter on behalf of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Dmgs to the Home Secretary, 21 September 2010. [Pg.879]

A decree of the French Home Secretary from June 30, 1983 on the classification of construction materials according to their fire resistance and on the definition of test methods has rated common metals such as aluminium alloys and steel MO , which means that under the conditions of a fire, these materials are considered to be incombustible. [Pg.601]

Extends police powers of stop and search. The police and the Home Secretary are allowed to define any area and time in which to search a vehicle or person. Premises may be searched after application to a magistrate. [Pg.18]

Are normally granted by the courts on the request of the Home Secretary. Provisional orders may be imposed by the Home Secretary in emergency situations. Review by the courts must take place within seven days. [Pg.20]

The management of terrorist incidents is led by the Home Secretary, who is responsible for the Government s coimter-terrorism response. The Home Office is the lead government agency. The Home Office is responsible for the management of the acute phase of an incident if it is necessary to manage the consequences of an incident, this is the responsibility of the Civil Contingency Secretariat. [Pg.24]

Also known as MIS, the Security Service is responsible for domestic security. It is also involved in supporting the law enforcement agencies in the fight against organised crime. Anti-terrorist activity is a major part of the role of MIS. The Home Secretary is the minister responsible for the Security Service. [Pg.29]

The Home Office is the lead agency in the event of terrorist incidents in the UK, including nuclear incidents. Any serious incident would be coordinated by the Cabinet Office Briefing Room (COBRA), usually chaired by the Home Secretary, with the Civil Contingencies Secretariat. [Pg.364]


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