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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 1989

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AMENDMENT TO PHARMACY AND POISONS REGULATIONS

WHICH

APPROVED AN WILL ENSURE CONTROL SECURITY

THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) AMENDMENT TO THE PHARMACY AND POISONS REGULATIONS THAT A PHARMACIST IS IN A BETTER POSITION ΤΟ ARRANGEMENTS AND PREVENT UNAUTHORISED SALE OF POISONS.

HON T.H. CHAU. RESOLVED ΤΟ AMEND OR PREMISES ANY WAS SECURELY INACCESSIBLE TO

THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE. THE EXPLAINED THAT THE PHARMACY AND POISONS BOARD HAD REGULATION 19 TO REQUIRE THAT IN A RETAIL SHOP SPECIFIED POISON SHOULD BE STORED IN A RECEPTACLE WHICH LOCKED AND SITUATED IN A PART OF THE PREMISES CUSTOMERS.

THAT IT SHOULD BE

"THE PRESENT PROVISION ONLY REQUIRES SECURELY LOCKED OR SITUATED IN A PART OF THE PREMISES INACCESSIBLE CUSTOMERS, MR CHAU SAID.

"

THE OPPORTUNITY WAS ALSO TAKEN TO REPLACE OR DRAWER BY THE BROADER TERM RECEPTACLE, HE ADDED.

TO

THE WORDS CUPBOARD

THE COUNCIL PASSED MR CHAU'S MOTION, MOVED UNDER AND POISONS ORDINANCE. THAT IT APPROVE THE

1989, AND THE POISONS

I AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS REGULATIONS 1989,

THE PHARMACY PHARMACY AND POISONS LIST (AMENDMENT)

MR CHAU POINTED OUT THAT SECTION 29 OF THE PHARMACY AND POISONS ORDINANCE EMPOWERED THE PHARMACY AND POISONS BOARD. APPROVAL OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

SUBJECT TO THE FOR THE CONTROL OF PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS AND POISONS.

REGULATIONS PROVIDING

TO MAKE

THE

"THE SCHEDULES TO THE PHARMACY AND POISONS REGULATIONS AND POISONS LIST SET OUT IN THE SCHEDULE TO THE POISONS ARE UPDATED BY THE PHARMACY AND POISONS BOARD FROM TIME TO

LIST REGULATIONS NEW PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS REQUIRING CONTROL APPEAR ON THE MARKET.

TIME WHEN

"THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS ΤΟ THE TWO REFLECT THE LATEST UPDATING OF THE BOARD." HE SAID,

SCHEDULES

SETS OF REGULATIONS AND THE LIST BY THE

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