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Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Regulations 2017.

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Regulation
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Abstract
These Regulations, consisting of 174 sections divided into four Parts and three Schedules and made under the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981. The objectives of these Regulations aims at regulating use and possession of Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances: a) to facilitate and enhance the safe and secure storage, sale, supply, prescribing, administration and use of drugs, poisons and controlled substances by registered practitioners, authorised persons, licensed or permitted persons and the public; b) to prescribe fees relating to the provision of licences and permits issued under the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981; c) to prescribe forms and other matters necessary to be prescribed for the purposes of the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981; including persons having custody or care of, animals for which drugs or poison have been supplied by wholesale in a stock food on the order of a veterinary practitioner for the treatment of those animals.
Entry into force notes
These Regulations enter into force on 23 May 2017.
Notes
Last amendments up to Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Further Amendment Regulations 2018, S.R. No. 178/2018 of 23 October 2018. Reprinted as at 24 October 2018.
Repealed
No
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No