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99 Service 429 Part VII—Proceedings 430 102 Identity of seller of substances 430 103 Offences by corporations 430 104 Burden of proof 431 Part IX—Evidentiary 432 118 List of licences and permits 432 119 Evidentiary 434 120 Analyst's etc. certificates 435 121 Evidentiary effect of certain statements 438 122 Proof that a substance is poison etc. 438 122A Evidence of market value of drugs of dependence 439 123 General offence 440 Part XI—Regulations 441 129 Regulations 441 130 Construction of section 129 446 131 Regulations as to regulated poisons 447 132 General regulations 448 132AA Regulations prescribing drugs of dependence 456 132A Regulations may incorporate other documents 456 132B Scope of regulations 457 133 Strict compliance with prescribed forms not necessary 458 133A Exemption from regulatory impact statement procedure 458 Part XII—Transitional provisions 459 134 References 459 135 Instruments to continue 461 135A Transitional provisions—Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances (Amendment) Act 1994 461 136 Continuity of Poisons Advisory Committee 462 137 Transitional provisions—Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances (Amendment) Act 2001 462 138 Refund of licence fee in relation to Schedule 5 poisons and Schedule 6 poisons 462 139 Transitional provisions relating to licences—Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances and Therapeutic Goods (Victoria) Acts (Amendment) Act 2004 463 140 Transitional provisions—Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances (Amendment) Act 2006 464 141 Drug Rehabilitation and Research Fund 467 142 Transitional provisions—Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Amendment Act 2008 468 143 Transitional provision—Criminal Procedure Amendment Act 2012 469 144 Transitional provisions—Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Amendment Act 2016 469 145 Transitional—Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Miscellaneous Amendment Act 2017 470 147 Transitional—Justice Legislation Amendment (Police and Other Matters) Act 2019 470 148 Transitional provision—Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Act 2019 471 149 Transitional provision—Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Amendment (Medically Supervised Injecting Centre) Act 2023 471 Schedules 472 Schedule Ten—Search warrant 472 Schedule Eleven 476 Schedule Twelve—Statements of strength of preparations 492 Endnotes 494 1 General information 494 2 Table of Amendments 496 3 Explanatory details 517 **Version No.** **144** **No. 9719 of 1981** Version incorporating amendments as at An Act to re-enact with Amendments the Law relating to Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances, to amend the **Health Act 1958** and the **Crimes Act 1958** and for other purposes. **BE IT ENACTED by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of Victoria in this present Parliament assembled and by the authority of the same as follows (that is to say):** 1 Short title and commencement (1) This Act may be cited as the **Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981**. (2) The several provisions of this Act shall come into operation on a day or on the respective days to be fixed by proclamation or successive proclamations of the Governor in Council published in the Government Gazette. S. 1(3) amended by No. 10002 ss 5(2)(a), 6(2), 7(2), 11(2), repealed by No. 101/1986 s. 55(1)(a). Part I—Introductory and transitional