Pharmacy and Poisons Act (Cap. 299). Pays/Territoire Zambie Type du document Législation Date 1941 (1965) Source FAO, FAOLEX Titre completAn Act to make better provision for the control of the profession of pharmacy and the trade in drugs and poisons. Sujet Bétail, Alimentation et nutrition, Plantes cultivées, Déchets et substances dangereuses Mot clé Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires Toxicité/empoisonnement Santé des animaux Médicaments Autorisation/permis Institution Pesticides Enregistrement Substances dangereuses Aire géographique Afrique, Afrique Orientale, Nations en développement sans littoral, Pays les moins avances Résumé This Act regulates the manufacture, prescription and use of, and trade in, drugs and poisons used for human beings and animals and in agriculture and other activities. There shall be appointed by the Minister a Pharmacy and Poisons Board, which shall appoint a Registrar. Pharmacists shall be registered with the Board. The Board shall, as soon as may be after the commencement of this Act, prepare and submit to the Minister for his approval a list of the substances which are to be treated as poisons for the purposes of this Act. Sellers of poisons must be licensed. Veterinary medicine may also be dispensed by veterinary surgeons. Food shall be kept separate from poisons. The Act also provides with respect to the importation of drugs and poisons and inspections, and grants regulation-making powers to the Minister. Texte intégral Anglais