Amendment of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001

11.  After regulation 24 (preservation of records relating to drugs in Schedules 3 and 5) insert—

“Preservation of records: supplementary

24A.   For the purposes of regulations 23 and 24(6), “preserved” means kept in its original form, or copied and kept in a computerised form which is in accordance with best practice guidance endorsed by the Secretary of State under section 2 of the National Health Service Act 1977.”