Prohibition of the Prescribing of Controlled Drugs Pursuant to section 23 (1) (a) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975, I, Neil Kirton, Associate Minister of Health, on the recommendation of the Medical Council of New Zealand, hereby prohibit the prescribing of controlled drugs by Dr Paul Arthur Searle, medical practitioner of Hamilton. Dated at Wellington this 30th day of June 1997. NEIL KIRTON, Associate Minister of Health.2