New South Wales Consolidated Acts

STOCK MEDICINES ACT 1989

- As at 25 July 2008
- Act 182 of 1989

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act
   2.      Commencement
   2A.     Primary objects of Act
   3.      Definitions
           4, 5. (Repealed)
   6.      Activities authorised under Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 1966
   6A.     Application of Agvet Code to veterinary practitioners and persons acting under the instructions of veterinary practitioners

   PART 2 - (Repealed)
   None

   PART 3 - PERMITS AND OTHER AUTHORISATIONS

   32.     Permits
   33.     Effect of permit
           34, 35. (Repealed)

   PART 4 - (Repealed)
   None

   PART 5 - CONTROL OF STOCK MEDICINES

   36A.    Interpretation of Part
   37.     Possession of unregistered stock medicines
   38.     Use of unregistered stock medicines
   39.     Use of registered stock medicine contrary to use instructions
   39A.    Authorisations for veterinary practitioners
   39B.    Authorisations for persons other than veterinary practitioners
   39C.    Prescription or supply of stock medicine by veterinary practitioner
   39D.    Instructions to be provided by veterinary practitioners
   39E.    Records to be kept by veterinary practitioners
   39F.    Instructions to be provided by others who use stock medicines
   40.     Variation of use instructions by veterinary practitioner
   40A.    Buyer of stock to be informed of withholding period
   40B.    Breach of specified withholding period
   41.     Offences relating to sale of stock medicines
   41A.    Stock medicines to be dealt with in accordance with notices under Agvet Code
   42.     Defence to certain prosecutions
   43.     Offences relating to advertising
           44, 45. (Repealed)
   46.     Supply and use bans and recall orders
   47.     Duration, tabling and disallowance of bans and recall orders

   PART 6 - GENERAL

   48.     Authorisation of inspectors
   49.     Authorisation of analysts
   50.     Powers of inspectors
   50A.    Conditions of exercise by inspector of power of entry
   51.     Search warrant
   52.     Retention and disposal of seized property
   53.     Tampering with samples
   54.     Inspector may require information
   55.     Certificate of analyst to be evidence
   56.     Forfeiture
   57.     Costs of analysis
   58.     Offence of obstructing inspectors
   59.     Retaking of seized stock medicines
   60.     Proceedings for offences
   60A.    Penalty notices
   61.     (Repealed)
   62.     Service of notices
   63.     (Repealed)
   64.     Delegation by Director-General
   65.     Regulations
   66.     Savings and transitional provisions
           67, 68. (Repealed)
           Schedule 1 (Repealed)
           SCHEDULE 2