South Australian Consolidated Acts

DRUGS ACT 1908

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--Introductory

   1.      Short title
   5.      Interpretation
   5A.     Construction of Act
   5B.     Declaration of poisons, and controlled therapeutic substances and devices

   PART 2--Administration

   6.      Delegation
   7.      Officers to be appointed under this Act
   9.      Appointment of analysts
   11.     Powers of Government analyst
   17.     Advisory committee

   PART 3--Description of offences

   19.     Prohibition of the mixing of ingredients rendering drugs injurious
   20.     Exemption in case of proof of absence of knowledge
   21.     Mixed articles for sale or in stock to be labelled
   22.     Prohibition of the sale of drugs not of the proper nature, substance, and quality
   22A.    Offences in connection with the sale of drugs
   23.     Provision for the sale of compounded drugs
   24.     Protection from offences by giving of label
   25.     No penalty where article according to Government standard
   25A.    Despatch on sale of adulterated drugs
   26A.    Sale of drugs by automatic machines
   30A.    Employment of diseased persons in handling drugs
   34.     Power to inspect drugs prepared or offered for sale
   35.     Diseased or unsound drugs may be seized or destroyed
   36.     Search warrant

   PART 4--Analysis

   39.     Right of owner or purchaser of a drug to have it analysed
   40.     Officer or constable obtaining a sample of a drug in course of transit or during delivery to submit for analysis
   41.     Inspection and sampling of drugs
   42.     Provision for dealing with the sample when purchased
   43.     Form of certificate

   PART 5--Penalties and procedure

   45.     Obstruction of officer in discharge of his duties
   46.     Immunity of health surveyors
   47.     Penalties for offences
   48.     On conviction for second offence power to publish name of offender
   50.     Proceedings
   50A.    Recovery of costs of analysis
   51.     Prosecution of offences and evidentiary provision
   51A.    Presumption of sale on proof of supply
   53.     Power of court to have drugs analysed
   54.     Proceedings in respect of offences
   56.     Onus of defendant to prove exception
   57.     Warranty upon purchase of drugs
   58.     Provisions as to use of warranty as defence, and proceedings against the warrantor
   59.     Punishment for forging certificate or warranty
   60.     Proceedings by indictment and contracts not to be affected

   PART 6--Regulations

   61.     Power to make regulations
   61A.    Provision as to regulations
   62.      Application of section 38 of Acts Interpretation Act to regulations
   64.     By-laws and regulations evidence on production of Government Gazette containing copy thereof
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