Poisons Act 1972

Poisons Act 1972
Dates
United Kingdom Parliament
Long title	^{An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to poisons.}
Citation	197 c. 66
Territorial extent	England and Wales; Scotland
Royal assent	9 August 1972
Commencement	9 August 1972
Other legislation
Amended by	S.I. 2007/3101, S.I. 1996/1496, 1994 c. 39, 1995 c. 40, 1997 c. 19
Relates to	Pharmacy and Poisons Act 1933, Arsenic Act 1851, Pharmacy Act 1868
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Poisons Act 1972 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (citation 1972 c. 66) making provisions for the sale of non-medicinal poisons, and the involvement of Local Authorities and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain in their regulation.

The act refers to the Pharmacy and Poisons Act 1933, and the Poisons List. Non-medical poisons are divided into two separate lists. List one substances may only be sold by a registered Pharmacist, and list two substances may be sold by a registered pharmacist or a licensed retailer.

Further provisions are made, to enable the Royal Pharmaceutical Society to enforce the compliance with the act by pharmacists, and impose fines for breaches.

Local Authorities are responsible for vetting applications for list two substances, for law enforcement and control of licensed premises.

References

United Kingdom legislation

Pre-Parliamentary legislation	List of English statutes Charter of Liberties Magna Carta

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