Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

POISONS REGULATIONS 1965 - REG 2A

2A .         Exceptions from Act for certain poisons and paints

                Excluding substances included in Schedule 8 and Schedule 9 and specified drugs, the provisions of the Act do not apply to —

            (a)         poisons listed in Column 1 of Appendix G to the SUSMP in a product at a concentration the same or less than that specified in Column 2; and

            (b)         poisons in a product listed in Appendix A to the SUSMP; and

            (c)         paints, except when prepared for medicinal or cosmetic purposes, which contain substances included in Schedule 5; and

            (d)         paints, except when prepared for medicinal or cosmetic purposes, which contain poisons listed in the First, Second or Third Schedule of Appendix I to the SUSMP, if — 

                  (i)         the proportion of the poison is less than the proportion specified in those schedules; or

                  (ii)         the proportion of the poison is within the limits specified in those schedules and the container is labelled in accordance with the provisions of Part 2 of the SUSMP.

        [Regulation 2A inserted in Gazette 12 Nov 1993 p. 6146‑7; amended in Gazette 19 Sep 1995 p. 4383; 19 Mar 1996 p. 1217; 14 Sep 2001 p. 5073; 22 Oct 2010 p. 5218.]

[Heading deleted in Gazette 12 Aug 2003 p. 3663.]

        [Heading inserted in Gazette 19 Nov 2010 p. 5711.]