POISONS (AMENDMENT) RULES, 1955

The Chief Minister: If it please you, Mr Speaker, Sir, I stand to move the motion,

That pursuant to subsection (2) of section 21 of the Poisons Ordinance, 1938 (No. 39 of 1938), this Assembly approves the Poisons (Amendment) Rules, 1955, made by the Minister for Health on the 8th day of October, 1955, and published as Notification No. S 329 in the Gazette Supplement No. 90 of the 27th October, 1955, as contained in Sessional Paper No. S.L. 46 of 1955.

Sir, the first three pages of these Rules were, in fact, approved by the former Legislative Council, but the provisions of section 21 (2) were overlooked. They were published, Sir, but not approved by the Council, and they required the approval of the Council. In the circumstances, they have never come into force. Rule 10, Sir, provides for the revocation of those Rules.

The Rules are an amendment to the Poisons Rules, 1939. They are somewhat technical in character, and mainly provide for the better control of certain poisons - including arsenite compounds which are used, I understand, for weeding of rubber estates - and also for the sale of certain anti-biotics like aureomycin and streptomycin. I do not intend to trouble the House with the technicalities of the Regulations, but would be happy to answer any aspects of them that Members may wish to clarify.

Mr Francis Thomas: I second the motion.

Question put, and agreed to.

Resolved,

That pursuant to subsection (2) of section 21 of the Poisons Ordinance, 1938 (No. 39 of 1938), this Assembly approves the Poisons (Amendment) Rules, 1955, made by the Minister for Health on the 8th day of October, 1955, and published as Notification No. S 329 in the Gazette Supplement No. 90 of the 27th October, 1955, as contained in Sessional Paper No. S.L. 46 of 1955.