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PHARMACY and POISONS ACT. 1933 - THE POISON RULES
PHARMACY & MEDICINES ACT. 1941.
The retail sale of poisonous substances by shopkeepers who are
not registered pharmacists is controlled by the Acts and Rules made
thereunder.
The Poisons List, which has been prepared by the Poisons Board
and confirmed by the Home Secretary, prescribes two Lists of
Poisons - Part I and Part II. The sale of poisons included in Part I
is restricted to registered pharmacists whilst those included in
Part II may be sold to the general public not only by registered
pharmacists but also by ordinary traders whose names are entered on a
List of Persons entitled to sell such poisons, kept by the local
authority.
The Acts and Rules lay down certain requirements regarding type
of container, labelling, storage, transport and sale of poisons,
penalties being prescribed for non-compliance. Fees are payable to
the local authority by persons whose names are entered on the List.
At the end of 1953 there were 166 names in the Council's List
and the following changes took place in the Register during the year:-
No: of listed sellers on Council's Register
at 1.1.53 171
Nos added during year 14.
185
No: who transferred their business or discontinued
the sale of poisons 19
No: on Register at 31st December, 1953 166
297 Visits of inspection were made during the year under review
and 13 samples of Part II Poisons were submitted for analysis all of
which were reported to be satisfactory.
PET ANIMALS ACT. 1951.
This Act, which came into operation on 1st April, 1952, regulates
the sale of pet animals and empowers a local authority (in London a
Metropolitan Borough) to grant licences to keep a pet shop on payment
of a fee not exceeding ten shillings,.
During 1953, 10 licences were renewed and one new licence issued,
appropriate conditions being applied to each.