Singapore legislation

Regulation 23

of Poisons Rules

Regulation 23

Special cautions in case of certain substances

Amended byS 177/99 wef 01/04/1999

Subregulation 1

Amended byS 177/99 wef 01/04/1999

It shall not be lawful —

(a)

to sell or supply any liquid poison, other than a medicine, in a bottle of a capacity of less than 3.5 litres, unless the bottle is labelled with the words “Not to be taken” in red lettering or set against a red background, in the English, Malay, Tamil and Chinese languages; (b)to sell or supply any poison consisting of or contained in any embrocation, liniment, lotion, liquid antiseptic or other medicine for external application unless the container is labelled with the name of the article and the words “For external use only”, in red lettering or set against a red background, in the English, Malay, Tamil and Chinese languages; (c)[Deleted by S 177/99 wef 01/04/1999](d)to sell or supply phenol containing more than 60% of phenols, unless the container is labelled with the words “Caution: this substance is caustic” in the English, Malay, Tamil and Chinese languages.

Subregulation 2

This rule shall be in addition to the other requirements of the Act and of these Rules with respect to labelling and shall apply to poisons dispensed or supplied in accordance with section 7 of the Act.

Subregulation 3

The Malay, Tamil and Chinese versions of the words prescribed in paragraph (1) shall be as set out in the Tenth Schedule.