Medicines and Allied Substances

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(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence
and is liable, upon conviction, to a fine not exceeding one million
penalty units or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding three
years, or to both.
62. (1) A person shall not sell any cosmetic that—
(a) has in or upon it any substance that is likely to cause
injury to the health of the user when the cosmetic is
used—
(i) according to the direction on the label of, or
accompanying, such cosmetic; or
(ii) for such purposes and by such methods of use as
are customary or usual; or
(b)	 consists in whole or in part of any filthy, rotten,
decomposed or diseased substance or of any injurious
foreign matter.

Prohibition
of
manufacture,
sale, etc of
harmful
cosmetics

(2) A person shall not manufacture, import, export, sell or
supply any cosmetic that does not meet the prescribed standards
of quality.
(3) A person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) commits an
offence and is liable, upon conviction, to a fine not exceeding one
million penalty units or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding
three years, or to both.
63. A person who sells, prepares, packages or stores for sale
any cosmetic under insanitary conditions commits an offence.

64. Where a standard has been prescribed for a cosmetic, any
person who labels, packages, sells or advertises any article in such
a manner that it is likely to be mistaken for a cosmetic of the
prescribed standard commits an offence, unless the article complies
with the prescribed standard.
65. (1) A person shall not sell any medical device that may
cause injury to the health of the user when the medical device is
used—
(a) according to the direction on the label of, or accompanying,
that medical device; or
(b) for such purposes and by such methods of use as are
customary or usual.

Sale and
preparation
of cosmetics
under
insanitary
conditions
Standards of
cosmetics

Prohibition
of sale of
harmful
medical
devices

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