5—Declaration of poisons (section 12(1) of Act)
(1) Pursuant to
section 12(1) of the Act, the following substances (whether in a pure
form, or contained in a preparation or admixture) are declared to be poisons:
(a) the
primary substances listed in Schedules 1 to 8 and Schedule 10 of the
Uniform Poisons Standard;
(b)
section 17A, 17B and 17C precursors;
(c) the
following related substances, but subject to any express exclusion contained
in the Uniform Poisons Standard:
(i)
the artificial form of a primary substance;
(ii)
if a primary substance is a plant (other than a plant
included in Schedule 8 of the Uniform Poisons Standard)—that plant,
or any part of that plant, when packed or prepared for therapeutic use;
(iii)
every salt, active principle or derivative (including an
ester or ether) of a primary substance and every salt of such an active
principle or derivative;
(iv)
every alkaloid of a primary substance and every salt of
such an alkaloid;
(v)
every stereoisomer of a primary substance and every salt
of such a stereoisomer.
(2) A related
substance will be taken to be included in the Schedule, or Schedules, of the
Uniform Poisons Standard in which the primary substance to which it is related
is included.
(3) A reference in
these regulations to a poison will be taken to include a reference to the
primary substance and its related substances (in each case whether in a pure
form, or contained in a preparation or admixture).