Western Australian Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

POISONS ACT 1964

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART I -- Introductory provisions  

   1.      Short title
            
   2.      Commencement
            
   5.      Terms used
            
   6.      Construction
            
   6A.     Crown bound
            
   7.      Administration
            
   7A.     Application: industrial hemp, industrial hemp seed and processed industrial hemp

   PART II -- Poisons Advisory Committee  

   8.      Constitution of Poisons Advisory Committee
            
   9.      Procedure on default of nomination
            
   10.     Term of office of nominee member
            
   11.     Vacation of office
            
   12.     Dismissal of members
            
   13.     Leave of absence
            
   14.     Deputies of members
            
   15.     Acceptance of office
            
   16.     Remuneration of members
            
   17.     Meetings of Advisory Committee
            
   18.     Officers of Advisory Committee
            
   19.     Functions of Advisory Committee

   PART III -- Poisons and other substances

           Division 1 -- Classification  

   20.     Declaration of poisons
            
   20A.    How poisons may be identified in
            
   21.     Amendment of Appendix A
            
   21A.    Exemption of substances from Act
            
   22.     Sale of any poison may be prohibited
            
   22A.    Specified drugs

           Division 2 -- Sale of poisons  

   23.     Persons authorised to sell poisons
            
   24.     Licences to manufacture or sell poisons
            
   25.     Permits to purchase poisons for specified purposes
            
   26.     Form of licences and permits
            
   26A.    Conditions
            
   26B.    Duration of licences and permits
            
   27.     Fees for licences, permits and renewals
            
   28.     CEO may cancel, suspend or revoke licence or permit
            
   29.     Application to SAT for review of order of CEO
            
   30.     Licence not to be granted to company or friendly society

           Division 3 -- General provisions  

   31.     Sales of poison to be recorded in a book
            
   32.     Unauthorised sales of poisons
            
   33.     Wholesaler not to sell by retail
            
   34.     Sales to certain persons prohibited
            
   35.     Making false declarations
            
   36.     Drugs not to be used for self administration
            
   36A.    Defence for persons participating in conduct of needle and syringe programmes
            
   40.     Offences against this Part

   PART IV -- Drugs of addiction  

   41.     Use of Schedule 9 poisons for research etc.
            
   41A.    Licence to cultivate prohibited plants
            
   44.     Offences generally against this Part
            
   45.     Term used: corresponding law

   PART V -- Miscellaneous provisions  

   46.     Containers of poisons to be marked or labelled
            
   47.     Medicines for internal use not to be sold in certain packages or containers
            
   48.     Prohibition against hawking etc.
            
   49.     Prohibition against selling by automatic machines
            
   50.     Leaving poisons unlabelled an offence

   PART VI -- Supplementary provisions  

   52.     Orders in Council may be cancelled or amended
            
   52A.    Minister may declare person to be authorised officer
            
   53.     Apprehension of offenders
            
   54.     Routine inspection
            
   55.     Powers in respect of premises, vehicles or vessels if offence suspected of being committed
            
   55A.    Warrants
            
   55B.    Person not to hinder or obstruct authorised officer
            
   55C.    Sections 54 to 55A do not derogate from Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Western Australia) or Misuse of Drugs Act 1981
            
   55D.    Order for forfeiture
            
   55E.    Powers to quarantine or destroy poisons in certain circumstances
            
   56.     Sales by employees etc.
            
   57.     Persons deemed to have sold poisons
            
   58.     Evidence on prosecutions
            
   59.     Publication of list of licensed persons
            
   60.     Proof of certificate of analysts
            
   61.     Evidence of qualifications
            
   61A.    Evidence of approval
            
   61B.    Evidence of contents of standard
            
   62.     General penalty
            
   63.     Protection from liability
            
   64.     Regulations
            
   64A.     Regulations may adopt standards
            
   64B.    Copies of standards to be kept and made available to public
           Appendix A  
           Appendix B
           Compilation table