29Sales of certain substances by correspondence

### 29 Sales of certain substances by correspondence > *\[Section 29 Subsection (2) amended by No. 27 of 1984, s. 48 and Sched. 1 \]**\[Section 29 Subsection (3) amended by No. 43 of 1991, s. 5 and Sched. 1 \]* > > > (1)  [*\[Section 29 Subsection (1) amended by No. 15 of 2017, s. 13, Applied:13 Jun 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-06-13/act-2017-015#GS13@Hpc@EN) [*\[Section 29 Subsection (1) amended by No. 15 of 2017, s. 13, Applied:13 Jun 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-06-13/act-2017-015#GS13@Hpb@EN) [*\[Section 29 Subsection (1) amended by No. 15 of 2017, s. 13, Applied:13 Jun 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-06-13/act-2017-015#GS13@Hpa@EN) *\[Section 29 Subsection (1) amended by No. 95 of 1973, s. 11 and Sched. 1 \]*Where a person (in this subsection referred to as "the seller") sells or supplies a hazardous poison to another person (in this subsection referred to as "the buyer") as the result of a written communication received by the seller from the buyer, the seller must preserve that communication for a period of at least 5 years after the day on which it is received by him, and shall enter in the poisons book a memorandum specifying– > > > > > > (a) [*\[Section 29 Subsection (1) amended by No. 15 of 2017, s. 13, Applied:13 Jun 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-06-13/act-2017-015#GS13@Hpd@EN) the date of that communication; > > > > > > > (b) [*\[Section 29 Subsection (1) amended by No. 15 of 2017, s. 13, Applied:13 Jun 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-06-13/act-2017-015#GS13@Hpe@EN) from whom that communication was sent; and > > > > > > > (c) [*\[Section 29 Subsection (1) amended by No. 15 of 2017, s. 13, Applied:13 Jun 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-06-13/act-2017-015#GS13@Hpf@EN) the quantity and particulars of the hazardous poison ordered in that communication. > > > > Penalty:  [*\[Section 29 Subsection (1) amended by No. 15 of 2017, s. 13, Applied:13 Jun 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-06-13/act-2017-015#GS13@Hpg@EN) Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units. > > > (2)  *\[Section 29 Subsection (2) amended by No. 95 of 1973, s. 11 and Sched. 1 \]*[*\[Section 29 Subsection (2) substituted by No. 15 of 2017, s. 13, Applied:13 Jun 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-06-13/act-2017-015#GS13@Hph@EN) A person (in this subsection referred to as "the seller") must not, unless the Secretary approves otherwise, sell or supply to another person (in this subsection referred to as "the buyer") a hazardous poison as the result of written communication received by the seller from the buyer, unless the written communication is signed by the buyer. > > > > Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units. > > > (3)  *\[Section 29 Subsection (3) amended by No. 27 of 1984, s. 48 and Sched. 1 \]*[*\[Section 29 Subsection (3) substituted by No. 15 of 2017, s. 13, Applied:13 Jun 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-06-13/act-2017-015#GS13@Hph@EN) For the purposes of this section, a signature includes an electronic signature.