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Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981
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134 References
(1) In this section ***subordinate instrument*** has the same meaning as in the **Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984**.
(2) In—
(a) an Act other than this Act; or
(b) a subordinate instrument made under this Act or any other Act; or
(c) any licence, warrant, permit or other instrument under this Act; or
(d) any other document whatever—
a reference of a kind listed in Column 1 of the Table must in relation to any period occurring on or after the commencement of this section and unless inconsistent with the context or subject matter be taken to be a reference of the kind listed opposite in Column 2.
**TABLE**
| **Column 1**<br>Old Reference | **Column 2**<br>New Reference |
| Domestic poison | Schedule 5 poison |
| Special poison (if the reference relates to a Schedule 1 poison) | Schedule 1 poison |
| Narcotic drug | Schedule 8 poison or Schedule 9 poison |
| Hallucinogenic drug | Schedule 8 poison or Schedule 9 poison |
| Dangerous poison (if the reference relates to a Schedule 1 poison) | Schedule 1 poison |
| Medicinal poison | Schedule 2 poison |
| Potent substance | Schedule 3 poison |
| Restricted substance | Schedule 4 poison |
| Hazardous substance | Schedule 5 poison |
| Industrial and Agricultural poison | Schedule 6 poison |
| Dangerous poison (if the reference relates to a Schedule 7 poison) | Schedule 7 poison |
| Special poison (if the reference relates to a Schedule 7 poison) | Schedule 7 poison |
| Special poison (if the reference relates to a regulated poison) | Regulated poison |
| Drug of addiction | Schedule 8 poison or Schedule 9 poison |
| Substance specified in Schedule One of the **Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981** | Schedule 1 poison |
| Substance specified in Schedule Two of the **Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981** | Schedule 2 poison |
| Substance specified in Schedule Three of the **Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981** | Schedule 3 poison |
| Substance specified in Schedule Four of the **Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981** | Schedule 4 poison |
| Substance specified in Schedule Five of the **Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981** | Schedule 5 poison |
| Substance specified in Schedule Six of the **Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981** | Schedule 6 poison |
| Substance specified in Part 1 of Schedule Seven of the **Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981** | Schedule 7 poison |
| Substance specified in Part 2 of Schedule Seven of the **Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981** | Regulated poison |
| Substance specified in Schedule Eight of the **Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981** | Schedule 8 poison or Schedule 9 poison |
S. 134(3) inserted by No. 18/2000 s. 107.
(3) Despite subsection (2), on or after the commencement of section 97 of the **Chinese Medicine Registration Act 2000**, a reference in Column 2 in the Table to a Schedule 1 poison is not to be taken to be a reference to a Schedule 1 poison within the meaning of this Act as amended by the **Chinese Medicine Registration Act 2000**.
S. 135 substituted by No. 42/1993 s. 58.