Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2022
43Offence—supplying certain therapeutic goods at houses or in public places
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43 Offence—supplying certain therapeutic goods at houses or in public places
43 Offence—supplying certain therapeutic goods at houses or in public places
(1) A person must not—
(a) go from house to house supplying scheduled substances or therapeutic goods that do not contain a scheduled substance (applicable goods), or
(b) supply applicable goods on a road or at another public place.
Maximum penalty—Tier 5 penalty.
(2) The Health Secretary may, by order published in the Gazette, exempt a person or class of persons, or applicable goods or class of applicable goods, from the operation of this section.
(3) An order under subsection (2) may be made with or without conditions.
(4) In this section—
house means premises where persons reside, whether or not permanently.
road means a road or road related area within the meaning of the Road Transport Act 2013.