Jersey Law 31/1974

PHARMACY, POISONS AND MEDICINES (EXTENSION OF PROVISIONS) (JERSEY) LAW, 1974.

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A LAW     to extend the provisions of the Pharmacy, Poisons and Medicines (Jersey) Law, 1952 to provide for controlling the use of certain poisons, sanctioned by Order of Her Majesty in Council of the

14th day of NOVEMBER, 1974.

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(Registered on the 20th day of December, 1974).

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STATES OF JERSEY.

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The 14th day of May, 1974.

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THE STATES, subject to the sanction of Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, have adopted the following Law:  -

ARTICLE 1

The power of the Public Health Committee under the Pharmacy, Poisons and Medicines (Jersey) Law, 19521 as amended,2 (hereinafter referred to as “the principal Law”) to control the sale of poisons and medicines is hereby extended to include the power to control the use of poisons.

ARTICLE 2

In paragraph (1) of Article 15 of the principal Law3 –

(a)     for the words “two parts” there shall be substituted the words “three parts”;

(b)     after the second sub-paragraph there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph –

“Part III of the list shall consist of those poisons which are not to be used except by a person or body authorised in writing by the Committee to use such poisons as may be specified in the authorisation, subject to such conditions as may be so specified.”

ARTICLE 3

In paragraph (2) of Article 27 of the principal Law4 for the words “sale or supply” there shall be substituted the words “sale, use or supply”.

ARTICLE 4

This Law may be cited as the Pharmacy, Poisons and Medicines (Extension of Provisions) (Jersey) Law, 1974, and this Law and the Pharmacy, Poisons and Medicines (Jersey) Laws, 1952 to 1959 may be cited together as the Pharmacy, Poisons and Medicines (Jersey) Laws, 1952 to 1974.

R.S. GRAY,

Deputy Greffier of the States.