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MATUKIRE v MEDICINES CONTROL AUTHORITY OF ZIMBABWE 2012 (1) ZLR 29 (S)

2012 (1) ZLR p29

Citation

2012 (1) ZLR 29 (S)

Case No

Judgment No. S-8-10

Court

Supreme Court, Harare

Judge

Sandura JA, Ziyambi JA & Garwe JA

Heard

12 January 2009 *

Judgment

12 January 2009

Counsel

H Zhou, for the appellant
L T Biti, for the respondent

Case Type

Civil appeal

Annotations

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Flynote

Interpretation of statutes – permissive powers – power given to regulatory authority to license pharmacists and to cancel or suspend licences – such power necessarily including power to issue warning that future breach of law may result in cancellation

Medicine – pharmacist – breach of requirement to keep premises under continuous personal supervision – not necessary to for matter to be referred to Pharmacists Council in terms of Health Professions Act – permissible for Medicines Control Authority to deal with matter in terms of licensing laws

Words and phrases – "continuous" – "supervision" – "continuous personal supervision"

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