CAP. 138]
Pharmacy and Poisons
[1989 Ed.
"listed seller of poisons" means a person whose name is entered on the list kept under section 25 of persons entitled to conduct the retail sale of poisons included in Part II of the Poisons List;
"manufacture" means the preparation of pharmaceutical products for sale or distribution but shall not include the individual dispensing on a prescription or otherwise of any pharmaceutical product, and "manufacturer" has a corresponding meaning; "pharmaceutical product" and "medicine" mean any substance or mixture of substances manufactured, sold, supplied or offered for sale or supply for use in-
(a) the diagnosis, treatment, mitigation, alleviation or prevention of disease or any symptom thereof;
(b) the diagnosis, treatment, mitigation, alleviation of any abnormal physical or physiological state or any symptom thereof;
(c) altering, modifying, correcting or restoring any organic function, in human beings or in animals; (Replaced 50 of 1977 s. 2)
"poison" means a substance which is specified in the Poisons List;
"Poisons List" means the Poisons List prescribed by regulations;
"practising certificate" means a certificate issued under section 10A; (Added 50 of 1977 s. 2)
"registered" means--
(a) in relation to a pharmacist, a person whose name has been entered on the register of pharmacists under section 5;
(b) in relation to premises, such premises as are entered on the register of premises under section 13;
(c) in relation to a medical practitioner, a person duly registered or deemed to be registered under the Medical Registration Ordinance (Cap. 161);
(d) in relation to a dentist, a person duly registered or deemed to be registered under the Dentists Registration Ordinance (Cap. 156); "sale by way of wholesale dealing" means the sale of goods to a person who is authorized by this Ordinance to resell such goods;
"Secretary" means the secretary to the Board;
"sell" includes
(a) offer or expose for sale;
(b) supply without payment; and
(c) offer or expose for supply without payment,
and "sold" and "seller" shall be construed accordingly; (Replaced 58 of 1986 s. 2)
"Tribunal" has the meaning assigned to it by section 30. (Added 50 of 1980 s. 2)
(Amended 38 of 1977 s. 24)
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