Medicines and Poisons Act 2019
sec.9Relationship with Poisons Standard
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sec.9 Relationship with Poisons Standard
Words and expressions defined in the Poisons Standard and used in this Act have the same meaning in this Act as they have in the Poisons Standard, to the extent the context permits. An interpretation provision in the Poisons Standard applies for interpreting the words and expressions mentioned in subsection (1) for this Act. Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to the meaning of poison. For this Act, a schedule of the Poisons Standard applies to a substance if— the substance is listed in the schedule; and the schedule does not exclude the substance from the schedule; and if a restriction is mentioned in the Poisons Standard for the substance—the restriction applies in relation to the substance. (sec.9-ssec.1) Words and expressions defined in the Poisons Standard and used in this Act have the same meaning in this Act as they have in the Poisons Standard, to the extent the context permits. (sec.9-ssec.2) An interpretation provision in the Poisons Standard applies for interpreting the words and expressions mentioned in subsection (1) for this Act. (sec.9-ssec.3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to the meaning of poison. (sec.9-ssec.4) For this Act, a schedule of the Poisons Standard applies to a substance if— the substance is listed in the schedule; and the schedule does not exclude the substance from the schedule; and if a restriction is mentioned in the Poisons Standard for the substance—the restriction applies in relation to the substance.
- (a) the substance is listed in the schedule; and
- (b) the schedule does not exclude the substance from the schedule; and
- (c) if a restriction is mentioned in the Poisons Standard for the substance—the restriction applies in relation to the substance.