Western Australian Consolidated Acts

POISONS ACT 1964

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART I -- Introductory provisions  

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   5.      Terms used  
   6.      Construction  
   6A.     Crown bound  
   7.      Administration  
   7A.     Application: industrial hemp, industrial hemp seed and processed industrial hemp  

   PART II -- Poisons Advisory Committee  

   8.      Constitution of Poisons Advisory Committee  
   9.      Procedure on default of nomination  
   10.     Term of office of nominee member  
   11.     Vacation of office  
   12.     Dismissal of members  
   13.     Leave of absence  
   14.     Deputies of members  
   15.     Acceptance of office  
   16.     Remuneration of members  
   17.     Meetings of Advisory Committee  
   18.     Officers of Advisory Committee  
   19.     Functions of Advisory Committee  

   PART III -- Poisons and other substances  

           Division 1 -- Classification  

   20.     Declaration of poisons  
   20A.    How poisons may be identified in  
   21.     Amendment of Appendix A  
   21A.    Exemption of substances from Act  
   22.     Sale of any poison may be prohibited  
   22A.    Specified drugs  

           Division 2 -- Sale of poisons  

   23.     Persons authorised to sell poisons  
   24.     Licences to sell poisons  
   25.     Permits to purchase poisons for specified purposes  
   26.     Form of licences and permits  
   26A.    Conditions  
   26B.    Duration of licences and permits  
   27.     Fees for licences, permits and renewals  
   28.     CEO may cancel, suspend or revoke licence or permit  
   29.     Application for review of order of CEO  
   30.     Licence not to be granted to company or friendly society  

           Division 3 -- General provisions  

   31.     Sales of poison to be recorded in a book  
   32.     Unauthorised sales of poisons  
   33.     Wholesaler not to sell by retail  
   34.     Sales to certain persons prohibited  
   35.     Making false declarations  
   36.     Drugs not to be used for self administration  
   36A.    Defence for persons participating in the conduct of needle and syringe programmes  
   40.     Offences against this Part  

   PART IV -- Drugs of addiction  

   41.     Use of Schedule 9 poisons for research etc.  
   41A.    Licence to cultivate prohibited plants  
   44.     Offences generally against this Part  
   45.     Term used: corresponding law  

   PART V -- Miscellaneous provisions  

   46.     Containers of poisons to be marked or labelled  
   47.     Medicines for internal use not to be sold in certain packages or containers  
   48.     Prohibition against hawking, etc.  
   49.     Prohibition against selling by automatic machines  
   50.     Leaving poisons unlabelled an offence  

   PART VI -- Supplementary provisions  

   52.     Orders in Council may be cancelled or amended  
   52A.    Minister may declare a person to be an authorised officer  
   53.     Apprehension of offenders  
   54.     Routine inspection  
   55.     Powers in respect of premises, vehicles or vessels if offence suspected of being committed  
   55A.    Warrants  
   55B.    Person not to hinder or obstruct authorised officer  
   55C.    Sections 54 to 55A do not derogate from the Misuse of Drugs Act 1981  
   55D.    Order for forfeiture  
   55E.    Powers to quarantine or destroy poisons in certain circumstances  
   56.     Sales by employees, etc.  
   57.     Persons deemed to have sold poisons  
   58.     Evidence on prosecutions  
   59.     Publication of list of licensed persons  
   60.     Proof of certificate of analysts  
   61.     Evidence of qualifications  
   61A.    Evidence of approval  
   61B.    Evidence of contents of standard  
   62.     General penalty  
   63.     Protection from liability  
   64.     Regulations  
   64A.    Regulations may adopt standards  
   64B.    Copies of standards to be kept and made available to public  
           Appendix A  
           Appendix B  
           Compilation table