Victorian Current Acts

DRUGS, POISONS AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT 1981 - SECT 131

For the purpose of protecting persons engaged in the manufacture sale use or distribution of regulated poisons or for the protection of the public from regulated poisons the Governor in Council may make regulations for or with respect to—

S. 131(a) amended by No. 42/1993 s. 54(2)(a)(b).

        (a)     prohibiting the possession manufacture sale supply distribution or use of any regulated poisons either absolutely or except under such circumstances or conditions as may be prescribed (including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, prohibiting a person from having in his possession, manufacturing, selling, distributing or using any regulated poison or class of regulated poisons unless he is authorized by or licensed or permitted under this Act or the regulations so to do);

S. 131(b) amended by No. 42/1993 s. 54(2)(b).

        (b)     prescribing any regulated poison to be an hallucinogenic drug for the purposes of Part VI;

S. 131(c)(d) repealed by No. 12/1994 s. 10(1).

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S. 131(e) amended by No. 10002 s. 13(2), repealed by No. 12/1994 s. 10(1).

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S. 131(f) amended by No. 42/1993 s. 54(2)(a).

        (f)     prescribing precautions to be taken in and regulating or controlling the manufacture storage use or handling of any such regulated poisons; and

S. 131(g) amended by No. 10002 s. 13(2).

        (g)     prescribing penalties not exceeding 100 penalty units for breaches of the regulations.