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Poisons Act 1971
34Owner, &c., of hazardous poisons not to leave them about unlabelled
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### 34 Owner, &c., of hazardous poisons not to leave them about unlabelled
> *\[Section 34 Subsection (1) amended by No. 27 of 1984, s. 48 and Sched. 1 \]**\[Section 34 Subsection (1) amended by No. 43 of 1991, s. 5 and Sched. 1 \]*
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> > (1) *\[Section 34 Subsection (1) amended by No. 95 of 1973, s. 11 and Sched. 1 \]*A person, being the owner or person having possession of a hazardous poison, shall not leave it in any place (whether ordinarily accessible to other persons or not) unless the container or package in which the poison is contained –
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> > > > (a) is clearly marked with the word "Poison"; and
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> > > > (b) is otherwise labelled or marked as prescribed.
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> > Penalty: Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.
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> > (2) [*\[Section 34 Subsection (2) amended by No. 23 of 2022, s. 27, Applied:24 Oct 2022\]*](/view/html/inforce/2022-10-24/act-2022-023#GS27@EN) This section does not apply to or in relation to a pharmacist in the conduct of his business as such.