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the sale of poisons to qualified medical practitioners,
registered dentists and registered veterinary
surgeons for professional use from the requirements
of section 18.
Section 21 requires the local authority to keep
lists of persons, other than authorised sellers of
poisons, who are entitled to sell poisons in Part 2
of the Poisons List which is to be prepared by the
Poisons Board. The lists must be in the form to
be prescribed by rules made by the Secretary of
State and must contain the addresses of the
premises and other details. Fees are payable to
the local authorities initially and annually by
persons whose names are on the lists. Persons
aggrieved by the refusal of the local authority to
place their names on the list or by the removal
of their names from the list may appeal to the
Court of Quarter Sessions.
Section 22 states that it is not lawful for a
poison to be exposed for sale or to be offered
for sale by means of an automatic machine.
Part III. Sections 23-31—Miscellaneous.
Under section 3 the Secretary of State may
make rules regarding certain matters.
Penalties are laid down for contraventions of
the Acts in section 24, also in section 21 and 8.
Under section 25 the duty of appointing
inspectors for enforcing Part I of the Act and
securing compliance by registered pharmacists and
authorised sellers of poisons with Part II of the
Act and of the rules rests with the Pharmaceutical
Society whose inspectors must be registered pharmacists.
On the other hand the local authority must
appoint inspectors to secure compliance with the