The Denatured Alcohol Regulations 2005

Supply of industrial denatured alcohol and trade specific denatured alcohol - supplementary provisions

15.—(1) Regulation 14 does not apply to any case where—

(a) the denatured alcohol is delivered to a place that is outside the United Kingdom and Isle of Man; or

(b) a pharmacist is sending out industrial denatured alcohol for medical use on the prescription or order of a medical or veterinary practitioner.

In this paragraph—

“pharmacist” has the meaning given in section 132(1) of the Medicines Act 1968(1);

“medical or veterinary practitioner” means a person entitled by law to provide medical or veterinary services in the United Kingdom;

“medical use” means any medical, veterinary, surgical or dental purpose other than administration internally.

(2) A person is treated as authorized to receive denatured alcohol of a particular formulation in accordance with these Regulations if he receives that alcohol in the Isle of Man and is authorized in accordance with the laws of the Isle of Man to receive that alcohol.

(3) In any case to which paragraph (2) applies the requirement contained in regulation 14(a)(ii) does not apply but the person intending to supply denatured alcohol must require the person to be supplied to provide a written statement specifying—

(a) the date upon which he was authorized to receive denatured alcohol of that formulation;

(b) the use or uses to which he intends to put that denatured alcohol;

(c) any conditions or restrictions imposed on him by his authorization to receive denatured alcohol; and

(d) the uses to which he is entitled to put the received denatured alcohol.

(1)

1968 c. 67; the definition of the term “pharmacist” was amended by S.I. 1976/1213.