Hong Kong Regulations

PHARMACY AND POISONS REGULATIONS - REGULATION 2

Interpretation

(Past version on 30/06/1997).



"antimonial poisons" (含銻毒藥)

"arsenical poisons" (含砷毒藥)

"British Pharmaceutical Codex" (英國藥學藥典), "British Pharmacopoeia"
(英國藥典),

"British National Formulary" (英國國家處方集) and "British Veterinary
Codex" (英國獸醫 藥方集)

"food" (食物) "medicine for the internal treatment of human and animal
ailments" (用於治療人類及 動物病患的內服藥物) "Tribunal"
(審裁處) "veterinary institution" (獸醫機構) "the Committee".

(1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires-

"antimonial poisons" (含銻毒藥) means organic and inorganic compounds of
antimony;

"arsenical poisons" (含砷毒藥) means organic and inorganic compounds of
arsenic;

"British Pharmaceutical Codex" (英國藥學藥典), "British Pharmacopoeia"
(英國藥典),

"British National Formulary" (英國國家處方集) and "British Veterinary
Codex" (英國獸醫 藥方集) include the supplements thereto;

"food" (食物) includes a beverage; "medicine for the internal treatment of
human and animal ailments" (用於治療人類及 動物病患的內服藥物)
includes any medicine to be administered by injection, but does not include
any mouth-wash, eye-drops, eye-lotion, ear-drops, nasal drops, douche or
similar article;

"Tribunal" (審裁處) means the Pharmacy and Poisons Appeal Tribunal
established by section 30 of the Ordinance; (L.N. 369 of 1980)

"veterinary institution" (獸醫機構) means a veterinary hospital,
veterinary clinic or other premises where sick animals are treated.

(2) In these regulations any reference to an alkaloid shall include a
reference to any salt of that alkaloid, and, in a case where the esters of an
alkaloid are included in the Poisons List by virtue of the words

"its esters", to any esters of that alkaloid.

(3) Any reference in the Schedules to these regulations to the percentage of a
poison contained in any substance or preparation shall, unless otherwise
expressly provided, be construed in the following manner, that is to say, a
reference to a substance or preparation containing 1 per cent of any poison
means-

   (a)  in the case of a solid, that 1 gramme of the poison is contained in
        every 100 grammes of the substance or preparation;

   (b)  in the case of a liquid, that 1 millilitre of the poison, or, if the
        poison itself is a solid, 1 gramme of the poison, is contained in
        every 100 millilitres of the substance or preparation, and so in
        proportion for any greater or less percentage.

(4) Substances listed in Divisions A in the Schedules to these regulations are
those whose uses are essentially medicinal, whilst substances listed in
Divisions B are not normally used medicinally. (L.N. 41 of 2007)

(5) Where in these regulations reference is made to a numbered section the
reference shall be a reference to that section of the Ordinance. (L.N. 41 of
2007)

(6) Where functions are conferred on a committee by any provision
of these regulations, references in such provision to "the Committee" shall be
construed as references to the executive committee established under section
4A of the Ordinance for the purpose of performing such functions. (L.N. 369 of
1980)