s 19 Supply of poisons for the purpose of treatment by professional men
(1) Any poison other than a Group A Poison may be sold, supplied or administered by the following persons for the following purposes: (a) a registered medical practitioner may sell, supply or administer such poison to his patient for the purposes of the medical treatment of such patient only; (b) a registered dentist Division I may sell, supply or administer such poison to his patient for the purposes of the dental treatment of such patient only; and (c) a veterinary officer may sell or supply such poison to his client for the purposes of animal treatment only. (2) A registered dentist Division II may sell, supply or administer to his patient for the purposes of the dental treatment of such patient only any poison other than a Group A or a Group B Poison. (3) Every medicine containing any poison sold or supplied under subsection (1) or (2) shall be prepared by or under the immediate personal supervision of such practitioner, dentist or veterinary officer, as the case may be: Provided that any medicine, received by such practitioner, dentist or veterinary officer in a prepared state from a manufacturer or wholesaler, shall be deemed, for the purposes of this section, to have been prepared by such practitioner, dentist or veterinary Laws of Malaysia ACT 366 officer respectively, if the receptacle containing such medicine is labelled by or under the immediate personal supervision of such practitioner, dentist or veterinary officer in such manner as may be prescribed by regulations made under this Act, relating to the labelling of dispensed medicines. (4) Any medical practitioner, dentist or veterinary officer who sells or supplies any poison or medicine containing a poison not prepared by him or under his immediate personal supervision shall be guilty of an offence against this Act.