Poisons Act 1971
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5 Construction of Act
*[Section 5 Amended by No. 97 of 1987, s. 9 ][Section 5 Amended by No. 68 of 1994, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ][Section 5 Amended by No. 8 of 1996, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ]*The provisions of this Act are in addition to, and not in derogation of, the provisions of –
(a) [Section 5 Amended by No. 90 of 2001, Sched. 6, Applied:01 Apr 2002] [Section 5 Amended by No. 3 of 2010, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2010] the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Tasmania);
(b) the Fertilizers Act 1993 ;
(ba) . . . . . . . .
(c) [Section 5 Amended by No. 8 of 2003, Sched. 2, Applied:15 Oct 2003] the Public Health Act 1997 ; and
(ca) [Section 5 Amended by No. 8 of 2003, Sched. 2, Applied:15 Oct 2003] the Food Act 2003 ; and
(d) the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Control of Use) Act 1995 –
but the provisions of those Acts shall be read subject to the express provisions of this Act, and, where a provision of any of those Acts is inconsistent with a provision of this Act, the last-mentioned provision, to the extent of the inconsistency, prevails.