Western Australian Consolidated Acts

POISONS ACT 1964 - SECT 49

49 .         Prohibition against selling by automatic machines

        (1)         A person shall not —

            (a)         install or permit to be installed on or about his premises or elsewhere any automatic machine for the sale or supply of any poison; or

            (b)         sell or supply any poison by means of any automatic machine; or

            (c)         place or permit to be placed, any poison in any automatic machine that is on or about his premises or under his control; or

            (d)         permit or suffer any person to purchase or be supplied with or otherwise obtain any poison by means of any automatic machine.

        (2)         A person who contravenes or fails to comply with any provision of subsection (1) commits an offence against this Act and is liable on conviction to a fine of $5 000, and in addition to a daily penalty of $500 during the time that the offence is continued after conviction.

        (3)         Any automatic machine in respect of which any person is convicted of an offence under this section may in the discretion of the court before which proceedings for the offence are taken be forfeited to Her Majesty.

        [Section 49 amended by No. 23 of 1966 s. 11; No. 48 of 1995 s. 26; No. 50 of 2003 s. 84(2).]