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Dutiable Commodities.

"proprietary medicine" means any medicine or prophylactic recommended to the public by advertisement, label or otherwise in writing as efficacious for the prevention, cure or relief of any malady, ailment, infirmity or disorder affecting human beings and--

(a) which is sold under a trade name or trade mark to the use of which any person has or claims or purports to have an exclusive right; or

(b) of which any person has or claims or purports to have the exclusive right of manufacture or for the making of which any person has or claims or purports to have any secret;

"toilet preparation" means any substance commonly used for the toilet and includes-

toilet soap;

shaving soap and cream;

tooth paste or powder and liquid preparations for dental purposes or mouth washes;

perfumed spirits;

toilet paste or powder;

toilet cream;

hair dye;

scented sachets;

lipstick, rouge and grease paint;

preparations for use in medicine and chiropody;

preparations, whether medicinal or not, for use on the hair, face or body;

bath salts and essences;

smelling salts;

prepared Fuller's earth:

Provided that the expressions "proprietary medicine" and "toilet preparation" do not include any substances made and sold under a name or synonym specified in the British Pharmacopoeia or the British Pharmaceutical Codex.

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