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[r. 22 cont.]

Transport of of poisons.

Special provisions

to the

transport of poisons in the Seventh List.

Pharmacy and Poisons.

to prevent leakage from the container arising from the ordinary risks of handling.

(2) It shall not be lawful to store any substance included in the First List to these regulations in any retail shop or premises used in connexion therewith unless the substance is stored-

(a) in a cupboard or drawer reserved solely for the

storage of poisons; or

(b) in a part of the premises which is partitioned off or otherwise separated from the remainder of the premises and to which customers are not permitted to have access; or

(c) on a shelf reserved solely for the storage of poisons

and-

(i) no food is kept directly under the shelf, and (ii) the container of the substance is rendered dis- tinguishable by touch from the containers of articles. and substances other than poisons stored upon the same premises.

23. It shall not be lawful to consign any poison for transport unless it is sufficiently stoutly packed to avoid leakage arising from the ordinary risks of handling and transport.

24. (1) It shall not be lawful to consign for transport with respect by carrier any poison included in the Seventh List to these regulations unless the outside of the package containing the article is labelled conspicuously with the name or descrip- tion of the poison as set forth in the said List and a notice indicating that it is to be kept separate from food and from empty containers in which food has been contained.

(2) It shall not be lawful for any person knowingly to transport any such poison as aforesaid, either on his own behalf or for another person, in any vehicle in which food is being transported, unless the food is carried in a part of the vehicle effectively separated from that containing the poison, or is otherwise adequately protected from the risk of con- tamination.

(3) This regulation shall not apply with respect to medicines.

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