Poisons Amendment Act 2013 (TAS)

Poisons Amendment Act 2013

An Act to amend the Poisons Act 1971

[Royal Assent 17 April 2013]

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

1Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Poisons Amendment Act 2013 . 2CommencementThis Act commences on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. 3Principal ActIn this Act, the Poisons Act 1971 is referred to as the Principal Act. 4Section 3 amended (Interpretation) Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended as follows: (a) by omitting the definition of prohibited substance from subsection (1) and substituting the following definition: prohibited substance means a substance or prohibited plant (other than Indian hemp) that is, for the time being, specified in Schedule 9 to the Poisons List; (b) by inserting the following subsection after subsection (7) : (8)  The definition of prohibited substance substituted by section 4 of the Poisons Amendment Act 2013 is taken to have had effect on and from 1 July 2012. 5Repeal of ActThis Act is repealed on the three hundred and sixty fifth day from the day on which it commences.

[Second reading presentation speech made in:

House of Assembly on 21 MARCH 2013

Legislative Council on 28 MARCH 2013]