sec.54Labels and containers to comply with Poisons Standard or approved alternatives

sec.54 Labels and containers to comply with Poisons Standard or approved alternatives

A supplier must not supply a regulated poison to a buyer unless the poison is labelled in accordance with— the requirements for labelling the poison stated in the Poisons Standard, part 2, division 2 ; or if an alternative way for labelling the poison is approved, or taken to be approved, by the chief executive under section 82 —the alternative way. A supplier must not supply a regulated poison to a buyer unless the container of the poison complies with— the requirements for a container of the poison stated in the Poisons Standard, part 2, division 3 ; or if an alternative way for packaging the poison is approved, or taken to be approved, by the chief executive under section 82 —the alternative way. However, the supplier does not contravene subsection (1) or (2) if— the schedule of the Poisons Standard in which the regulated poison is listed has changed within 6 months after the poison was labelled or packaged; and the supplier had labelled or packaged the poison in accordance with the schedule of the Poisons Standard in which the poison was listed before the change to the listing happened. To remove any doubt, it is declared that subsections (1) (a) and (2) (a) do not apply to the supplier to the extent an exemption mentioned in the Poisons Standard applies to the labelling or packaging for the regulated poison. s 54 amd 2023 SL No. 162 s 10 (sec.54-ssec.1) A supplier must not supply a regulated poison to a buyer unless the poison is labelled in accordance with— the requirements for labelling the poison stated in the Poisons Standard, part 2, division 2 ; or if an alternative way for labelling the poison is approved, or taken to be approved, by the chief executive under section 82 —the alternative way. (sec.54-ssec.2) A supplier must not supply a regulated poison to a buyer unless the container of the poison complies with— the requirements for a container of the poison stated in the Poisons Standard, part 2, division 3 ; or if an alternative way for packaging the poison is approved, or taken to be approved, by the chief executive under section 82 —the alternative way. (sec.54-ssec.3) However, the supplier does not contravene subsection (1) or (2) if— the schedule of the Poisons Standard in which the regulated poison is listed has changed within 6 months after the poison was labelled or packaged; and the supplier had labelled or packaged the poison in accordance with the schedule of the Poisons Standard in which the poison was listed before the change to the listing happened. (sec.54-ssec.4) To remove any doubt, it is declared that subsections (1) (a) and (2) (a) do not apply to the supplier to the extent an exemption mentioned in the Poisons Standard applies to the labelling or packaging for the regulated poison.

• (a) the requirements for labelling the poison stated in the Poisons Standard, part 2, division 2 ; or