Pursuant to the powers vested in it by Section 36(a) of RA. 6425, as amended, the Dangerous Drugs Board hereby prescribes the following regulation:

SECTION 1.       -

A.      In Metro Manila - Specimens and/or paraphernalia confiscated from violators of any of the provisions of R.A. 6425, as amended, shall, within twenty-four (24) hours from the time of the arrest or seizure be submitted by the arresting/apprehending officer either to the Philippine Constabulary Criminalistic Laboratory, National Bureau of Investigation or DDB Laboratory for laboratory examination/test.

B.      In Places Outside Metro Manila - If the arrest or seizure is made in places outside Metro Manila, said specimens and/or paraphernalia shall be submitted within a reasonable period to the nearest laboratory of the NBI or PCCL for the necessary laboratory examination/test.

SECTION 2.       Violation hereof shall be dealt with administratively or criminally, as warranted in the premises.

SECTION 3.       This regulation shall take effect after its publication in a newspaper of general circulation once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks.

Adopted: 15 Feb. 1990

(SGD.) TOMAS P. MARAMBA, JR. M.D., M.H.A.
Vice-Chairman
(Undersecretary of Health for Standards and Regulation)