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MEDICINES AND POISONS ACT 2019 - SECT 12
Meaning of poison
12 Meaning of poison
(1) A
"poison" is any of the following substances, other than a fumigant or
pesticide— (a) a substance to which the Poisons Standard, schedule 5
applies (an
"S5 poison" );
(b) a substance to which the Poisons Standard, schedule 6
applies (an
"S6 poison" );
(c) a substance to which the Poisons Standard, schedule 7
applies (an
"S7 poison" ).
(2) A medicine is treated as a
"poison" under this Act if the medicine is not used, or is not intended to be
used, for a therapeutic use. Note— See the Poisons Standard, part 1 for
the definition therapeutic use.
(3) Subsection (2) does not apply to waste
from a medicine disposed of because it is not required for a therapeutic use.
(4) A regulation may prescribe another substance to be an S5, S 6 or
12.html#s7_poison">S7 poison .
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