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STATEMENT OF POLICY
General
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Drug abuse is the use
by, or distribution to, shooters or other competitors of substances
defined as being in contravention of rules currently in force.
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Any shooter or other
competitor taking part in sport or related activities in the Isle of
Man which fall within the jurisdiction of the Isle of Man Rifle
Association must, if requested by an official designated for the
purpose of drug control by the Association or the Manx drug control
authorities, submit to a drug control test. Failure to do so will be
treated as if a positive result had been obtained and dealt with
accordingly.
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The identification of
a forbidden substance and/or one of its metabolites, or the presence
of specified amounts of endogenous substances subject to
quantitative analysis, in a body fluid will constitute an offence
and the offender may be subjected to disciplinary action.
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Any person assisting
or inciting others in the contravention of drug abuse rules
currently in force shall be considered as having committed an
offence and may be subjected to disciplinary action.
Exceptions
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Except where
expressly forbidden in other rules (eg competitions run under
International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) rules), shooters and
other competitors who have valid medical reasons for taking drugs
which are proscribed will, subject to certain conditions, be
permitted to enter and be eligible for selection for individual and
team competitions falling within the jurisdiction of the
Association. No inhibition will be placed upon their ability to
compete and win prizes.
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Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the right is reserved of the Association and the Manx
drug control authorities to request a Medical Adviser, appointed for
the purpose, to verify the details of any individual case with the
competitor's doctor and failure on the part of the competitor to
comply with such action, or the identification through such action
of a false claim by the competitor, will constitute an offence and
be dealt with accordingly.
Warning!!
It could be highly
dangerous for a competitor to give up or reduce the dosage of a drug
regularly taken. No competitor should take this course without medical
advice.
October 1993
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