28Sale of certain substances to be entered and kept in a poisons book

### 28 Sale of certain substances to be entered and kept in a poisons book > *\[Section 28 Subsection (4) amended by No. 43 of 1991, s. 5 and Sched. 1 \]* > > > (1)  [*\[Section 28 Subsection (1) amended by No. 15 of 2017, s. 12, Applied:13 Jun 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-06-13/act-2017-015#GS12@Hpa@EN) *\[Section 28 Subsection (1) amended by No. 95 of 1973, s. 11 and Sched. 1 \]*A person (in this section referred to as "the seller") who sells or supplies a hazardous poison to another person (in this section referred to as "the buyer") must, before delivering that poison to the buyer– > > > > > > (a) inquire the name, place of residence, and occupation of the buyer and the purpose for which the poison is required or stated to be required by the buyer; and > > > > > > > (b) forthwith after making that inquiry, make in a book to be kept for the purpose by the seller (in this Act referred to as "the poisons book") a faithful entry of the sale or supply of the poison specifying– > > > > > > > > > > (i) the poison so sold or supplied; > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) the quantity of the poison so sold or supplied; > > > > > > > > > > > (iii) all the particulars given by the buyer to the seller as to matters referred to in [paragraph (a)](#GS28@Gs1@Hpa@EN) ; and > > > > > > > > > > > (iv) the day of the month and the year of the sale or supply of the poison. > > > > Penalty:  [*\[Section 28 Subsection (1) amended by No. 15 of 2017, s. 12, Applied:13 Jun 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-06-13/act-2017-015#GS12@Hpb@EN) Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units. > > > (2)  [*\[Section 28 Subsection (2) substituted by No. 15 of 2017, s. 12, Applied:13 Jun 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-06-13/act-2017-015#GS12@Hpc@EN) The poisons book must be kept – > > > > > > (a) in a form approved by the Secretary; and > > > > > > > (b) by the seller, for a period of at least 5 years after the day on which the final entry in the book is made. > > > > Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units. > > > (3)  [*\[Section 28 Subsection (3) omitted by No. 15 of 2017, s. 12, Applied:13 Jun 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-06-13/act-2017-015#GS12@Hpc@EN) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   > > > (4)  *\[Section 28 Subsection (4) amended by No. 27 of 1984, s. 48 and Sched. 1 \]*[*\[Section 28 Subsection (4) omitted by No. 15 of 2017, s. 12, Applied:13 Jun 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-06-13/act-2017-015#GS12@Hpc@EN) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .