s 12 Control of compounding of poisons for use in medical treatment
(1) No person shall dispense, compound or mix any poison with any other substance, whether a poison or not, for the purpose of its being used for medical treatment unless he is— (a) a registered pharmacist or a person working under the immediate personal supervision of a registered pharmacist; (b) a person acting in the course of his duties who is employed in a hospital or dispensary maintained by the Government of Malaysia or any State Government or out of public funds or by a charity approved by an order whether general or special of the Director General of Health or in an estate hospital and who is authorized in writing by the registered medical practitioner for the time being in charge of such hospital or dispensary to dispense, compound and mix poison; or (c) a registered medical practitioner or a person working under the immediate personal supervision of such a practitioner who dispenses, compounds or mixes poisons for the use of such practitioner or of his patients. (2) No poison shall be dispensed, compounded or mixed with any other substance whether a poison or not otherwise than in accordance with any regulations made under this Act.