Poisons and Dangerous Drugs Act 1954 (ACT)

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY.

No. 13 of 1954.

AN ORDINANCE

To amend the Poisons and Dangerous Drugs

Ordinance 1933-1938.

BE it ordained by the Governor-General in and over the Executive Council, in pursuance of the powers conferred by the Commonwealth of Australia, with the advice of the Federal Seat of Government Acceptance Act 1909-1938 and the Seat of

Government (Administration) Act 1910-1947, as follows:—

1.— (1.) This Ordinance may be cited as the Poisons and Short UUaud

Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1954.*

(2.) The Poisons and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1933-1938

is in this Ordinance referred to as the Principal Ordinance.

(3.) The Principal Ordinance, as amended by this Ordinance,

may be cited as the Poisons and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1933-

1954.

2 . After section 40 of the Principal Ordinance the following

section is inserted:—

" 40A. A person shall not supply to, or dispense for, another Biological

person a biological preparat ion unless tha t other person is— oTsuppiied*

(a) a registered medical pract i t ioner ; £S!on°.oe^tel,,

(6) a registered pharmacis t ;

(c) a registered veterinary surgeon;

(d) the holder of a licence to sell biological preparations

issued by the Board;

(e) an officer of the Department of Health authorized in

writing by the Director-General; or

(/) a person who presents a prescription signed by a registered medical practitioner or a registered veterinary surgeon authorizing the supply or dispens- ing of that biological preparation.

Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at

Penalty : One hundred pounds.".

Dated this fourth day of June, 1954.

W. J. SLIM

Governor-General.'

By His Excellency's Command.

EARLE PAGE

for and on behalf of the Minister of State

for the Interior.

• Notified In the Commonwealth Gazette on 10th June, 1954.

By Authority: L. F. JOHNSTON, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.

1368.—PRICE 30.