Poisons and Dangerous Substances Act 1952. Country/Territory Papua New Guinea Document type Legislation Date 1952 (2006) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Papua New Guinea Consolidated Legislation 2006. Long titleBeing an Act relating to the control, sale and use of poisons, drugs and dangerous substances and articles used in medicine and surgery, and for related purposes Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Hazardous substances Authorization/permit Internal trade Inspection Packaging/labelling Registration Pesticides Offences/penalties Basic legislation Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Melanesia, Oceania, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific Abstract This Act makes provision for the control, sale and use of poisons, drugs and dangerous substances. "Poison" means a thing specified in Schedule 1, 2 or 3, whereas "dangerous substance" means a thing specified in Schedule 4 or 5. The Minister may, by notice in the National Gazette, vary the Schedules. Sections 3 to 15 regulate the sale of poisons and dangerous substances. Sale of poison specified in the Schedules requires specified professional qualifications or a licence. Subject to this Act and to any other law, any person may sell to a purchaser who is known to the vendor to be engaged in mining, agriculture, horticulture or the keeping or breeding of animals a thing specified in Schedule 5 that is packed exclusively for the purpose of the industry in which the purchaser is engaged. A pharmacist or the holder of a poisons licence must keep a Poisons Register under section 16. Sections 23 and following concern labelling and packing poisons and dangerous substances. Other sections of this Act provide for inspection and regulation making powers of the Head of State. (32 sections completed by 6 Schedules). Full text English Website www.paclii.org References - Legislation Implemented by Poisons and Dangerous Substances Regulation 1953. Legislation | Papua New Guinea | 1952 (2006) Keyword: Hazardous substances, Authorization/permit, Internal trade, Packaging/labelling, Registration, Transport/storage Source: FAO, FAOLEX Medicines and Cosmetics Act 1999 (No. 10 of 1999). Legislation | Papua New Guinea | 1999 Keyword: Public health, Animal health, Drugs Source: FAO, FAOLEX