Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2021

This section applies if an authorised supplier supplies a voluntary assisted dying substance to a person, the contact person for a person or an agent of a person following a self-administration decision of the person.

The authorised supplier must, when supplying the voluntary assisted dying substance, inform the recipient, in writing, of the following—

that the person is not under any obligation to self-administer the substance;

the S4 substance or S8 substance, or combination of substances, constituting the substance;

how to prepare and self-administer the substance;

that the substance must be stored in accordance with requirements prescribed by regulation;

the expected effects of self-administration of the substance;

the period within which the person is likely to die after self-administration of the substance;

the potential risks of self-administration of the substance;

that, if the person decides not to self-administer the substance, their contact person must give the substance to an authorised disposer for disposal;

that, if the person dies, their contact person must give any unused or remaining substance to an authorised disposer for disposal.