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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JULY 14, 1916.

2. In the keeping of poisons, each poison shall be kept on one or other of the following systems :----

(a.) in a bottle or vessel tied over, capped, locked, or otherwise secured in a manner different from that in which bottles or vessels containing ordi- nary articles are secured in the same warehouse, shop, or dispensary; or (b.) in a bottle or vessel rendered distinguishable by touch from the bottles or vessels in which ordinary articles are kept in the same warehouse, shop, or dispensary; or

(c.) in a bottle, vessel, box, or package kept in a room or cupboard set apart

for dangerous articles.

3. In the dispensing and selling of poisons, all liniments, embrocations, lotions and liquid disinfectants containing poison shall be sent out in bottles rendered distinguish- able by touch from ordinary medicine bottles, and there shall also be affixed to each such bottle (in addition to the name of the article, and to any particular instructions for its use) a label giving notice that the contents of the bottle are not to be taken internally.

4. In the selling of arsenic and its preparations

(a.) the poison, if colourless, must be mixed with soot or indigo so as to colour

it;

(b.) the person to whom the poison is sold or delivered must be apparently not

less than sixteen years of age;

(c.) the occupation as well as the name and address of the purchaser, must be

entered in the "Poison Book ";

(d.) when the purchaser is not known to the seller and is introduced by some person known to both, this person shall be present as a witness to the transaction, and shall enter his name and address in the "Poison Book ".

5. Nothing in these regulations shall be deemed to modify or restrict the provisions of sections 11 and 12 of the Ordinance.

[Sec. 6 (f).]

Licences to Wholesale Dealers and Auctioneers.

The Governor may grant to wholesale dealers and auctioneers licences for the sale of any specified poisons on such conditions as he may see fit in each particular case.

[Sec. 6 (g).]. Fees in respect of Licences granted to Wholesale

Dealers and Auctioneers.

The fee payable in respect of licences granted to wholesale dealers shall be ten dollars a year for each poison or preparation of poison sold, and the fee payable in res- pect of licences granted to auctioneers shall be ten dollars for each auction.

[Sec. 6 (h).]

The Sale, Possession, Importation, and Exportation of Poisons.

1. No person may have in his possession, custody or power a greater quantity than 12 official doses of any of the poisons included in Part III of Schedule A to the Ordi- nance: Provided that registered persons, and such persons as for the time being fall within the exemptions of Sub-section (3) of Section 13 of the Ordinance, may have in their possession such quantity of the said poisons as may be reasonably necessary for the purposes of their business or practice. Such quantity in the case of any one such person shall not at any one time exceed five pounds in weight of any one such poison or prepara- tion thereof except with the permission in writing of the Principal Civil Medical Officer.

2. Except to such persons as for the time being fall within the exemptions of Sub- section (3) of Section 13 of the Ordinance, no registered person shall supply to any person any poison included in Part III of Schedule A to the Ordinance, unless it has been prescribed by some such exempted person.