Section 35 — Controlled Drugs and Substances Act: Interim order

Where the Minister has reasonable grounds to believe that a person has contravened a designated regulation and the Minister is of the opinion that, as a result of that contravention, there is a substantial risk of immediate danger to the health or safety of any person, the Minister may, without giving prior notice to the person believed to have contravened the designated regulation, make an interim order in respect of the person prohibiting the person from doing anything that the person would otherwise be permitted to do under their licence, permit or authorization, or subjecting the doing of anything under the designated regulation by the person to the terms and conditions specified in the interim order, and may, for that purpose, suspend, cancel or amend the licence, permit or authorization issued or granted to the person or take any other measures set out in the regulations. Where the Minister makes an interim order under subsection (1), the Minister shall forthwith in the prescribed manner, serve the interim order on the person; in the prescribed manner, serve a notice to appear on the person; and send a copy of the interim order and the notice to appear to an adjudicator and direct the adjudicator to conduct a hearing to determine whether the contravention has occurred and to notify the Minister of the adjudicator’s determination.