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Poisons Act 1952 s 30

Poisons Act 1952 s 30

s 30 Laws of Malaysia ACT 366 Control of import, export, manufacture, sale, etc., of psychotropic substances

(1) In this section, “psychotropic substance” means any of the substances specified in the Third Schedule. (2) The Minister may, from time to time, after consultation with the Poisons Board, by order published in the Gazette amend the Third Schedule. (3) Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Act, no person shall import, export, manufacture, compound, mix, dispense, sell, supply, administer, possess or use any psychotropic substance otherwise than in accordance with any regulations applicable thereto made under this Act. (4) In any prosecution for an offence under this section, any person who is found to have in his custody or under his control any psychotropic substance shall be deemed to have been in possession of the substance and to have known the nature of the substance, until he proves to the contrary. (5) Any person who contravenes subsection (3) or any regulations made under this Act relating to psychotropic substances shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding four years or both.

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Find Act 366 on lom.agc.gov.my ↗

Text as at 1 January 2006 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.

Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).

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