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19. Prohibition of sale to persons below 18 years
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Last amended by an amending law of 2026.
(1)
No poison shall be sold to any person below 18 years of age.
poison
Defined · s 2
“poison” means any substance deemed to be a poison within the meaning of this Act;
(2)
Any person contravening this section shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or to both.
(3)
It shall be a sufficient defence to any charge under subsection (2) that the person charged had reasonable cause to believe that the person to whom the sale was made was above the age of 18 years.