16. Sale of poisons by retail
Feedback & supportSubject to section 18 no poison shall be sold by retail except by a registered pharmacist or a person licensed to sell such poison by retail and in accordance with the terms and conditions of such licence.
poison
“poison” means any substance specified by name in the first column of the Poisons List and includes any preparation, solution, compound, mixture or natural substance containing such substance, other than an exempted preparation or an article or preparation included for the time being in the Second Schedule;
Every such sale shall be effected at or from the premises specified in such licence.
sale
“sell” or “sale” includes barter and also includes offering or attempting the sell;
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Every such sale shall be effected by or under the immediate personal supervision of the registered pharmacist or the person named in such licence.
registered pharmacist
“registered pharmacist” means a pharmacist registered under any written law relating to the registration of pharmacists, and includes, in Sabah or Sarawak, a person holding a qualification recognized by the Director of Medical Services in Sabah or Sarawak, as the case may be, as a sufficient guarantee of the possession of the requisite knowledge and skill for the efficient practice of the profession of a pharmacist;
Every such sale shall be effected in accordance with this Act and of any regulations made thereunder relating to such poison.
Every licensed pharmacist shall keep records of a registered pharmacist engaged or employed in a premises where the licensed pharmacist is licensed to retail poisons in accordance with any regulations made under this Act.
licensed pharmacist
“licensed pharmacist” means a registered pharmacist who is the holder of a Type A Licence issued to him under section 26;
Any person who sells any poison by retail in contravention of this section shall be guilty of an offence under this Act.
Prohibition of sale to persons under 18