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The Act requires the container of the poison to be labelled in the
prescribed manner (i) with the name of the poison, (ii) in the case of
a preparation which contains a poison as one of its ingredients, with
the prescribed particulars as to the proportion which the poison con¬tained
in the preparation bears to the total ingredients, (iii) with the
word "Poison" or other prescribed indication of the character of the
article, and (iv) with the name of the seller of the poison and the
address of the premises on which it was sold.
The Borough Council is required to keep a list of persons entitled
to sell poisons included in Part II of the Act; and may refuse to
register or may remove names from the Register, which must be in the
prescribed form and include specified particulars.
The date for the coming into operation of these provisions was
1st May, 1936. On the 26th of October, 1933, the Council resolved
that the exercise of the powers and duties of the Council under the
Act be referred to and be under the supervision of the Public Health
Committee with power without requiring the approval of the Council
to serve and receive notices and take proceedings thereunder. The
Medical Officer of Health and all the Sanitary Inspectors have been
appointed as officers under the Act.