19. Supply of poisons for the purpose of treatment by professional men

(1)

Any poison other than a Group A Poison may be sold, supplied or administered by the following persons for the following purposes:

(a)

a registered medical practitioner may sell, supply or administer such poison to his patient for the purposes of the medical treatment of such patient only;

(b)

a registered dentist Division I may sell, supply or administer such poison to his patient for the purposes of the dental treatment of such patient only; and

(c)

a registered veterinary surgeon may sell or supply such poison to his client for the purposes of animal treatment only.

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(2)

A registered dentist Division II may sell, supply or administer to his patient for the purposes of the dental treatment of such patient only any poison other than a Group A or a Group B Poison.

(3)

Every medicine containing any poison sold or supplied under subsection (1) or (2) shall be prepared by or under the immediate personal supervision of such registered medical practitioner, registered dentist or registered veterinary surgeon, as the case may be:

Provided that any medicine, received by such registered medical practitioner, registered dentist or registered veterinary surgeon in a prepared state from a manufacturer or wholesaler, shall be deemed, for the purposes of this section, to have been prepared by such registered medical practitioner, registered dentist or registered veterinary surgeon respectively, if the receptacle containing such medicine is labelled by or under the immediate personal supervision of such registered medical practitioner, registered dentist or registered veterinary surgeon in such manner as may be prescribed by regulations made under this Act, relating to the labelling of dispensed medicines.

(4)

Any registered medical practitioner, registered dentist or registered veterinary surgeon who sells or supplies any poison or medicine containing a poison not prepared by him or under his immediate personal supervision shall be guilty of an offence against this Act.

Terms defined in s 2

animal treatment
Defined · s 2
“animal treatment” includes the investigation, examination or treatment of animal ailments;
Open s 2
dental treatment
Defined · s 2
“dental treatment” includes the investigation, examination or treatment of human ailments of the teeth or the oral or maxillo-facial complex or its related structures or the performance of operations or the giving of treatment commonly undertaken or given by those practising dentistry;
Open s 2
medical treatment
Defined · s 2
“medical treatment” includes the investigation, examination or treatment of human ailments;
Open s 2
poison
Defined · s 2
“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;
Open s 2
registered dentist
Defined · s 2
“registered dentist” means a dental practitioner registered in Division I or Division II of the Register kept under subsection 11(1) of the Dental Act 1971; and
Open s 2
registered dentist Division I
Defined · s 2
“registered dentist Division I” and “registered dentist Division II” means a dental practitioner whose name has been registered in the first or second division respectively of the said Register;
Open s 2
registered dentist Division II
Defined · s 2
“registered dentist Division I” and “registered dentist Division II” means a dental practitioner whose name has been registered in the first or second division respectively of the said Register;
Open s 2
registered medical practitioner
Defined · s 2
“registered medical practitioner” means a medical practitioner registered under the Medical Act 1971;
Open s 2
registered veterinary surgeon
Defined · s 2
“registered veterinary surgeon” means a veterinary surgeon registered under the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1974;
Open s 2
sell
Defined · s 2
“sell” or “sale” includes barter and also includes offering or attempting the sell;
Open s 2
supply
Defined · s 2
“supply” includes the supply of commercial samples and dispensed medicines, but does not include the direct administration by or under the immediate personal supervision of a registered medical practitioner or registered dentist of a poison or medicine to his patient in the course of treatment where such administration is authorized under section 19;
Open s 2

Report

Read on from s 20

Part II

Part II Poisons as may be specified therein; or

Read on from Part II

19. Supply of poisons for the purpose of treatment by professional men

Terms defined in s 2

Part II Poisons as may be specified therein; or

Schedules