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(1)In this Act “non-medicinal poison” means a substance which is included in Part I or Part II of the Poisons List and is neither—
(a)a medicinal product as defined by section 130 of the M1Medicines Act 1968, nor
[F1(aa)a veterinary medicinal product as defined by regulation 2 of the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2006, nor]
(b)a substance in relation to which, by virtue of an order under section 104 or section 105 of that Act for the time being in force (and whether, in the case of an order under section 104 of that Act, it is referred to in the order as a substance or as an article), the provisions of sections 51 to 54 and sections 69 to 77 of that Act (whether subject to exceptions and modifications or not and with or without other provisions of that Act) have effect as they have effect in relation to medicinal products as so defined.
(2)In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the following meanings, that is to say—
“the board” means, in relation to a body corporate, the persons controlling that body, by whatever name called;
“dentist” means a person registered in the dentists register kept under the [F2Dentists Act 1984 or a person entered in the list of visiting [F3EEA practitioners] under Schedule 4 to that Act;]
[F4 “ doctor ” means a registered medical practitioner within the meaning of Schedule 1 to the Interpretation Act 1978 ]
“local authority” means—
“local authority’s list” means a list kept by a local authority under section 5 of this Act;
“person lawfully conducting a retail pharmacy business” shall be construed in accordance with section 69 of the M2Medicines Act 1968;
“pharmacist” means a person registered in the register of pharmaecutical chemists established in pursuance of the M3Pharmacy Act 1852 and maintained in pursuance of section 2(1) of the M4Pharmacy Act 1954;
“Poisons Rules” means rules made by the Secretary of State under section 7 of this Act;
“prescribed” means prescribed by the Poisons Rules;
“registered pharmacy” has the meaning assigned to it by section 74 of the M5Medicines Act 1968;
“retail pharmacy business” has the meaning assigned to it by section 132(1) of the M6Medicines Act 1968;
“sale by way of wholesale dealing” means sale to a person who buys for the purpose of selling again;
“veterinary practitioner” means a person registered in the supplementary veterinary register kept under section 8 of the M7Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966;
“veterinary surgeon” means a person registered in the register of veterinary surgeons kept under section 2 of the M8Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966.
Textual Amendments
F1S. 11(1)(aa) added (1.10.2006) by The Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/2407), reg. 1, Sch. 9 para. 3 (with regs. 2(4), 3)
F2Words substituted by Dentists Act 1984 (c. 24, SIF 83:1), s. 54(1), Sch. 5 para. 4
F3S. 11(2): words in the definition of “dentist” substituted (1.7.1996) by S.I. 1996/1496, art. 7(c)
F4Definition substituted by Medical Act 1983 (c. 54, SIF 83:1), s. 56(1), Sch. 5 para. 12
F5S. 11(2): words in para. (a) of the definition of “local authority” repealed (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 19, s. 66(6)(8), Sch. 16 para. 39 (with ss.54(5)(7), 55(5), Sch. 17 paras. 22(1), 23(2)); S.I. 1996/396, art. 4, Sch. 2
F6Words inserted by Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51, SIF 81:1), s. 16, Sch. 8 para. 16
F7Words repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1978 (c. 45), Sch. 1 Pt. XII
F8S. 11(2): para. (aa) of the definition of “local authority” inserted (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 19, s. 66(6), Sch. 16 para. 39; S.I. 1996/396, art. 4, Sch. 2
F9S. 11(2)(b) substituted by Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65), Sch. 24 para. 47
F10S. 11(2): words in para. (b) of the definition of “local authority” substituted (1.4.1996) by 1994 c.39, s. 180(1), Sch. 13 para. 89; S.I. 1996/323, art. 4(1)(c)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Ss. 3(1)(b)(ii), 5, 6, 11: functions of local authority not to be responsibility of an executive of the authority (E.) (16.11.2000) by virtue of S.I. 2000/2853, reg. 2(1), Sch. 1
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