Therapeutic Substances Act 1938 (Cth)

THERAPEUTIC SUBSTANCES.

No. 41 of 1938.

An Act to amend the Therapeutic Substances

Act 1937.

[Assented-to 21st October, 1938.]

BE it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, Australia, as follows:—

and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of

1.—(1.) This Act may be cited as the Therapeutic Substances

Short title and

citation.

Act 1938.

(2.) The Therapeutic Substances Act 1937* is in this Act referred to

as the Principal Act.

(3.) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as

the Therapeutic Substances Act 1937-1938.

2. This Act shall commence on the date of the commencement Commencement.

of the Principal Act.

3. Section seven of the Principal Act is amended by omitting sub-	Declaration
of therapeutic

section (1.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-section:— substances.

"(1. ) The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, declare any

substance which—

(a) is wholly or in part derived from microscopic or ultra-

microscopic organisms or from living cellular tissue;

(b) is prepared from tissues removed from recently slaughtered

animals; or

(c) is the result of the activities of microscopic or ultra-

microscopic organisms,

King.". * Act No. 22, 1937.

and which is used or intended for use in the prevention, diagnosis or

treatment of disease in man or animals, to be a therapeutic substance

for the purposes of this Act.".

4. Section nine of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from

Importation of

therapeutic

sub-section (3.) the word " e x c e p t " and inserting in its stead the substances.

word "exempt".

5. After section ten of the Principal Act the following section is

inserted:—

"10A . All therapeutic substances imported, or sought to be	Forfeiture of
therapeutic

exported, in contravention of this Act shall be forfeited to the substances.

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6. Section eleven of the Principal Act is repealed and the following

section inserted in its stead:—

Examination	"11.—(1.) Any officer thereto authorized in writing by the Minister
of therapeutic

substances. may—

(a) take samples of all therapeutic substances which are imported

or are sought to be exported and any samples so taken

shall be dealt with as prescribed; and

(b) require any therapeutic substances specified by him which

are imported or are sought to be exported to be delivered for examination or analysis, or both, to a laboratory appointed by the Minister for the purpose, and any therapeutic substances so delivered may be examined or analysed, or both, accordingly.

(2.) No therapeutic substances shall be entered for home con- sumption or exported unless and until a person or an officer thereto authorized by the Minister certifies that all the provisions of this Act with respect to their importation or exportation, as the case may be, have been complied with.".