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CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT 1984 - SECT 12

12—Declaration of poisons, prescription drugs, drugs of dependence, controlled drugs etc

        (1)         The Governor may, by regulation, declare, individually or by class, any substance that in the Governor's opinion has the potential to be harmful to humans to be a poison for the purposes of this Act.

        (2)         The Governor may, by regulation, declare, individually or by class, a poison to be a prescription drug for the purposes of this Act.

        (3)         The Governor may, by regulation, declare, individually or by class, a poison that in the Governor's opinion may lead to dependence in humans to be a drug of dependence for the purposes of this Act.

        (4)         The Governor may, by regulation, declare, individually or by class, any substance that in the Governor's opinion may lead to dependence in humans or is of exceptional danger to humans to be a controlled drug for the purposes of this Act.

        (4a)         The Governor may, by regulation, declare, individually or by class, a substance that in the Governor's opinion may be used in the manufacture of a controlled drug to be a controlled precursor for the purposes of this Act.

        (4b)         The Governor may, by regulation, declare, individually or by class, a plant that in the Governor's opinion has the potential if it, or any product of it, is smoked or consumed by, or administered to, humans to lead to dependence in humans to be a controlled plant for the purposes of this Act.

        (7)         The Governor may, by regulation, declare, individually or by class, any substance that in the Governor's opinion is a volatile solvent, or contains a volatile solvent, to be a volatile solvent for the purposes of this Act.

        (8)         In any regulations made for the purposes of this section, the Governor may assign a poison or drug of dependence to a specified class or specified classes.



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