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Every person registered as a Pharmacist by virtue
of being so registered will become a member of the
Pharmaceutical Society which will cease to be a
voluntary body and will be invested with important
statutory powers. It will be the duty of the Society
to control the practice of pharmacy including the
registration of pharmacists, the removal of pharmacists
from the register, the forgery of certificates and the
titles which a pharmacist may use.
Under the Act no person may be an "Authorised
Seller of Poisons" unless he is a registered pharmacist
and is engaged in the retail sale of drugs. Conditions
are laid down which must be fulfilled by a pharmacist
before he can be an authorised seller of poisons.
A body corporate may be an authorised seller
of poisons and must also comply with the specified
conditions.
Part 11. Sections 15—22—The Control of Poisons.
This part of the Act is of special importance
to Metropolitan Borough Councils as well as to
pharmacists. Section 15 repeals the Arsenic Act,
1851 and the provisions of the Pharmacy Act
relating to the sale and supply of poisons and
substitutes for them provisions in this part of this
Act.
An advisory committee called The Poisons
Board has been established under section 16 of
the Act.
Under section 17 the Poisons Board has the
duty of preparing a list of substances which are
to be treated as poisons under the Act—the
"Poisons List." The list will be divided into two
parts.
The poisons in Part 1 of the list will include
those used for medicinal purposes while Part 2 of
the list will comprise articles in common use or