POISONS ACT 1971 - SECT 29 Sales of certain substances by correspondence
POISONS ACT 1971 - SECT 29
Sales of certain substances by correspondence
(1) Where a person (in this subsection referred to as "the seller" ) sells or supplies a hazardous poison to another person (in this subsection referred to as "the buyer" ) as the result of a written communication received by the seller from the buyer, the seller must preserve that communication for a period of at least 5 years after the day on which it is received by him, and shall enter in the poisons book a memorandum specifying(a) the date of that communication;(b) from whom that communication was sent; and(c) the quantity and particulars of the hazardous poison ordered in that communication.Penalty: Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units.(2) A person (in this subsection referred to as "the seller" ) must not, unless the Secretary approves otherwise, sell or supply to another person (in this subsection referred to as "the buyer" ) a hazardous poison as the result of written communication received by the seller from the buyer, unless the written communication is signed by the buyer.Penalty: Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.(3) For the purposes of this section, a signature includes an electronic signature.