Singapore legislation
Regulation 10
of Misuse of Drugs (Controlled Equipment, Material and Substances) Regulations
Regulation 10
Record of controlled substances
Subregulation 1
The holder of a permit shall keep, in respect of each permit being held by him, a register in a form approved by the Director in which he shall enter in chronological order in respect of the controlled substance named in the permit —
each receipt or, as the case may be, manufacture of a quantity of the controlled substance, including —
the date of receipt or manufacture;
the quantity received or manufactured;
the purpose for which the controlled substance was received or manufactured; and
in the case of a receipt, the full name and address of the person from whom the controlled substance was received;
in respect of each such receipt or manufacture, each dealing in, use or other disposal of, that quantity or any part thereof, including —
the date and manner of the dealing, use or disposal;
the quantity dealt in, used or disposed of; and
the full name and address of the person, if any, to whom the controlled substance was transferred; and
in respect of each such receipt or manufacture, the amount of the controlled substance remaining in his possession therefrom at any time.
Subregulation 2
The holder of a permit shall at all times keep in the register referred to in paragraph (1), a record of the total amount of the controlled substance in his possession to which the permit relates.
Subregulation 3
Every entry under paragraph (1)(a) or (b) shall be made immediately on the receipt or manufacture of or dealing in, use or disposal of, the controlled substance in respect of which that entry is required.
Subregulation 4
The Director may request a copy of any entry in the record kept under paragraph (1)(a) from the holder of a permit, and the holder of the permit must, within 24 hours after receiving the request, send the copy to the Director.
Subregulation 5
The record referred to in paragraph (1) shall be kept for 2 years beginning on the date it was made.
Subregulation 6
The holder of a permit shall keep the documentation record referred to in regulation 8 and this regulation readily for inspection by the Director upon request by him, for a period of not less than 2 years from the end of the year in which the transaction referred to in regulation 8 or this regulation, as the case may be, took place.
Subregulation 7
Any register or record referred to in this regulation may be in physical or electronic form.