Act No. 13, 2003 MEDICINES AND RELATED SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT, 2003 (4) A pharmacist, who sells an interchangeable multi-source medicine in accordance with this Act, does not incur a greater liability in respect of that sale than the liability which he or she would have incurred had he or she sold the medicine specified in the prescription referred to in subsection (1). (5) The Council must from time to time publish in the Gazette a list of medicines, which the Council declares not substitutable. Licences and permits 31. (1) The Council may issue a licence on application in the prescribed form by a person, who lawfully performs a health service, other than a person referred to in subsection (2) or (3), authorising that person to ­ (a) acquire; (b) possess; and (c) prescribe, use in respect of, or sell to, his or her patients, specified Schedule 1, Schedule 2 or Schedule 3 medicines, subject to such conditions as the Council may determine, if the Council is satisfied that granting such a licence is in the public need and interest and that the person possesses the required competence to possess, prescribe, use, or supply those scheduled medicines. (2) The Council may issue a licence on application in the prescribed form by a pharmacist, authorising that pharmacist to ­ (a) prescribe; and (b) sell to persons in respect of whom he or she has issued a prescription under paragraph (a), specified Schedule 2 or Schedule 3 medicines, subject to such conditions as the Council may determine, if the Council is satisfied that granting such a licence is in the public need and interest and that the pharmacist possesses the required competence to prescribe those scheduled medicines. (3) The Council may issue a licence on application in the prescribed form by a medical practitioner, a dentist or a veterinarian, authorising that medical practitioner, dentist or veterinarian to sell Schedule 1, Schedule 2, Schedule 3 or Schedule 4 medicines to his or her patients, subject to such conditions as the Council may determine, if the Council is satisfied that granting such a licence is in the public need and interest and that the medical practitioner, the dentist or the veterinarian has the required competence to dispense those scheduled medicines. (4) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, the Minister, on the recommendation of the Council, may issue a permit to a person, who is not a pharmacist, authorising that person to manufacture or pack and sell a medicine or a scheduled substance subject to conditions specified in the permit. (5) The Council ­ (a) must issue a licence to a person, who is the holder of a permit issued by the Minister under subsection (4), to manufacture or pack and sell a medicine or a scheduled substance;