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At the Council Chamber, Whitehall, the 26th day of July, 1900.
By the Lords of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council.
Present:
Lord President,
Secretary Sir M. W. Ridley,
Sir John Grorst.
Whereas by "The Pharmacy Act, 1868," Section 2, it is enacted that the
Council of the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain may from time to
time, by Resolution, declare that any Article in such Resolution named ought
to be deemed a poison within the meaning of that Act; and thereupon the
said Society shall submit the same for the approval of the Privy Council, and
that, if such approval shall be given, then such Resolution and approval shall
be advertised in the London Gazette, and on the expiration of one month from
such advertisement the Article named in such Resolution shall be deemed to
be a poison within the meaning of that Act:
And whereas the Council of the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
did on the fourth day of July, one thousand nine hundred, resolve and declare,
by virtue and in exercise of the powers vested iu the Council of the Pharmaceutical
Society of Great Britain, that liquid preparations of Carbolic Acid
and its homologues containing more than three per cent, of those substances,
except any preparation prepared for use as sheep-wash or for any other
purpose in connection with agriculture or horticulture, and contained in a
closed vessel, distinctly labelled with the word "Poisonous," the name and
address of the seller and a notice of the agricultural or horticultural purpose
for which the preparation has been prepared, ought to be deemed poisons
within the meaning of the Pharmacy Act, 1868, and ought to be deemed
poisons in the second part of the Schedule A of the said Pharmacy Act, 1868:
And whereas the said Society have submitted the said Resolution for the
approval of the Privy Council, and the Lords of the Privy Council are of
opinion that the said Resolution should be approved:
Now, therefore, their Lordships are hereby pleased to signify their
approval of the said Resolution.
A. W. Fitzroy.
Circular.
Sanitary Authorities.
Order of Council declaring Carbolic Acid a Poison.
Local Government Board,
Whitehall, S W.
10th January, 1901.
Sir,
I am directed by the Local Government Board to enclose a copy of an
Order made by the Lords of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council
approving a Resolution passed by the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
that liquid preparations of Carbolic Acid and its homologues containing more
than three per cent, of those substances should, except in certain cases connected
with agriculture and horticulture, be deemed poisons within the meaning of
the Pharmacy Act, 1868, and the Second Part of Schedule A to that Act.