16Interpretation provisions in medicines and poisons

16 Interpretation provisions in medicines and poisons standard—application to Act (1) A term defined in the medicines and poisons standard has the same meaning in this Act.

Medicines and poisons standard Part 3.3 (2) A provision of the medicines and poisons standard relating to the interpretation of the standard applies in the interpretation of this Act. If the medicines and poisons standard provides that, subject to stated exceptions, a reference to a substance in a schedule or appendix to the standard includes every salt, active principle or derivative of the substance, then a reference to the substance in this Act includes, subject to the exceptions, a reference to each salt, active principle or derivative of the substance.