157Licence to sell or supply Schedule 2 poisons by retail

157 Licence to sell or supply Schedule 2 poisons by retail

The Secretary must not grant a person a licence under the Act to sell or supply by retail a Schedule 2 poison unless the business premises of that person are situated at least 25 kilometres distance away by the shortest practicable road from the nearest pharmacy business.

158 Fees

(1) For the purposes of section 19(2) of the Act, the prescribed fee for a licence or permit specified in an item in Column 1 of the Table in Schedule 3 is the amount specified in Column 2 of that Table for that licence or permit.

(2) For the purposes of section 22(1)(b) of the Act, the prescribed fee for the renewal of a licence or permit specified in Column 1 of the Table is the amount specified in Column 4 of that Table for that licence or permit.

(3) For the purposes of section 22A(1) of the Act, the prescribed fee for an amendment of a licence or permit specified in Column 1 of the Table is—

(a) if the amendment is of a purely clerical nature, nil; or

(b) if the amendment requires inspection of the premises by an authorized officer, the amount specified in Column 3 of that Table for that licence or permit; or

(c) in any other case, 13·6 fee units.

Part 3—Other matters

Division 1—Approval of matters by Minister

159 Minister may approve Schedule 4 poison for supply by pharmacist without prescription

(1) The Minister, by notice published in the Government Gazette, may approve a Schedule 4 poison, or a class of Schedule 4 poison, for supply by pharmacists without a prescription.

(2) An approval under subregulation (1) takes effect—

Division 2—Approval of matters by Secretary

Reg. 159A inserted by S.R. No. 31/2018 reg. 15.