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CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES (POISONS) REGULATIONS 2011 - REG 23

23—Sale or supply of volatile solvents (section 19 of Act)

        (1)         Section 19(3) of the Act applies to—

            (a)         nitrous oxide; and

            (b)         volatile solvents that are petroleum products.

        (1a)         For the purposes of section 19(3) of the Act, the age prescribed is—

            (a)         in the case of nitrous oxide—18 years; or

            (b)         in the case of a volatile solvent that is a petroleum product—16 years.

        (1b)         A person is exempt from section 19(3) of the Act in respect of the supply of nitrous oxide to a person who is under the age of 18 years if—

            (a)         the first person lawfully carries on a business of selling nitrous oxide; and

            (b)         the second person is an employee of the first person; and

            (c)         the supply is in the ordinary course of business.

        (1c)         The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, exempt any person from section 19(3) of the Act in respect of the sale or supply of nitrous oxide subject to such conditions (if any) as the Minister thinks fit.

        (2)         A person who sells or supplies a volatile solvent for use as an inhalant in medical or dental treatment is exempt from section 19 of the Act in respect of that sale or supply.



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