15Interpretation provisions in medicines and poisons standard –

15 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. (2) A provision of the medicines and poisons standard relating to the interpretation of the standard applies in the interpretation of this Act. Examples for subsection (2) 1 Subject to stated exceptions, a reference in the medicines and poisons standard to a substance in a Schedule or Appendix to the standard includes: (a) a substance prepared from natural sources or artificially; and (b) every salt, active principle or derivative of the substance; and (c) a preparation or admixture containing any proportion of the 2 Accordingly, subject to the exceptions, a reference to the substance in this Act includes a reference to those things. 3 In addition, unless there is a contrary intention, the standard does not apply to the following: (a) a substance in stated preparations or products; (b) stated substances; (c) some low concentrations of stated substances; (d) some impurities in pesticides. Note for section 15 Under section 30, this Act prevails if there is an inconsistency between this Act and the medicines and poisons standard.

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