Uimhir 22 de 1931.

ACHT PHARMACOPOEIA, 1931.

Mínithe.

1.—San Acht so—

cialluíonn an abairt “an Chomhairle” Comhairle Chlárathachta na nDochtúirí Leighis;

cialluíonn an abairt “an Pharmacopoeia Briotáineach” an leabhar fhoillsíonn an General Council of Medical Education and Registration of the United Kingdom sa Bhreatain Mhóir fén ainm The British Pharmacopoeia do réir na bhforálacha reachtúla chuige sin.

Pharmacopoeia Shaorstáit Éireann.

2.—(1) Isé bheidh i Pharmacopoeia Shaorstáit Éireann ná an Pharmacopoeia Briotáineach a bheidh i bhfeidhm sa Bhreatain Mhóir de thurus na huaire agus pé atharuithe ann (más aon cheann é) a dhéanfaidh an Chomhairle ann fén alt so agus a bheidh i bhfeidhm de thurus na huaire.

(2) Féadfaidh an Chomhairle, le rialacha, éinní acu so leanas do dhéanamh, sé sin le rá:—

(a) pe atharú is dóich léi is ceart do dhéanamh (tré scriosadh amach, cur-leis, no leasú) sa Pharmacopoeia Briotáineach a bheidh i bhfeidhm sa Bhreatain Mhóir de thurus na huaire;

(b) riail ar bith do rinne sí roimhe sin fén bhfo-alt so do cheiliúradh no do leasú.

(3) Pé uair a dhéanfaidh an Chomhairle riail ar bith fén alt so cuirfidh fé ndeár an riail sin d'fhoillsiú san Iris Oifigiúil chó luath agus is féidir é tar éis a déanta, agus tiocfaidh gach riail den tsórt san i bhfeidhm ar pé dáta, tar éis a foillsithe san Iris Oifigiúil, a luadhfar sa riail sin no, mara luaidhtear aon dáta den tsórt san amhlaidh, ar dháta an fhoillsithe sin.

Fianaise.

3.—(1) Féadfar fianaise prima facie ar riail ar bith a dhéanfaidh an Chomhairle fén Acht so do thabhairt i ngach Cúirt Bhreithiúnais agus i ngach imeacht dlí tré chóip den Iris Oifigiúil a thugann le tuisgint an riail sin do bheith inti do thabhairt i láthair.

(2) Má bhíonn i gcúl-scríbhinn, ar leabhar a thugann le tuisgint gur cóip den Pharmacopoeia Briotáineach é, deimhniú thugann le tuisgint é féin do bheith sighnithe ag clárathóir na Comhairle agus le n-a ndeimhnítear gur cóip an leabhar san den Pharmacopoeia Bhriotáineach atá i bhfeidhm sa Bhreatain Mhóir lá no laetheanta áirithe no ar feadh tréimhse áirithe beidh san, go dtí go gcruthófar a mhalairt, ina fhianaise i ngach Cúirt Bhreithiúnais agus i ngach imeacht dlí ar na nithe deimhnítear amhlaidh, agus ní bheidh sé riachtanach sighniú an chlárathóra san do chruthú ná a chruthú gurbh é an clárathóir sin é.

Cosc ar leigheasanna áirithe do chumasc ach amháin do réir Pharmacopoeia. Shaorstáit Éireann.

4.—(1) Ní bheidh sé dleathach d'éinne leigheasanna ar bith as Pharmacopoeia Shaorstáit Éireann do chumasc ach amháin do réir fuirmeacha an Pharmacopoeia sin.

(2) Ma dheineann éinne gníomh is sárú ar an alt so beidh sé ciontach i gcionta fén alt so agus ar a chiontú ann ar an slí achmair dlighfear fíneáil ná raghaidh thar deich bpúint do chur air.

Athghaírm.

5.—Deintear leis seo an t-achtachán atá luaidhte sa Sceideal a ghabhann leis an Acht so d'athghairm sa mhéid atá luaidhte sa tríú colún den Sceideal san.

Gearr-theideal.

6.—Féadfar an tAcht Pharmacopoeia, 1931, do ghairm den Acht so.

SCEIDEAL.

ACHTACHAN A hATHGHAIRMTEAR.

Number 22 of 1931.

PHARMACOPOEIA ACT, 1931.

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Number 22 of 1931.

PHARMACOPOEIA ACT, 1931.

Definitions.

1.—In this Act—

the expression “the Council” means the Medical Registration Council;

the expression “the British Pharmacopoeia” means the book published in Great Britain under that name by the General Council of Medical Education and Registration of the United Kingdom in pursuance of the statutory provisions in that behalf.

Saorstát Eireann Pharmacopoeia.

2.—(1) The British Pharmacopoeia for the time being in force in Great Britain shall, with such modifications (if any) as may be made therein by the Council under this section and as are for the time being in force, be the Saorstát Eireann Pharmacopoeia.

(2) The Council may, by rules, do any of the following things, that is to say:—

(a) make such modifications (by way of deletion, addition, or amendment) in the British Pharmacopoeia for the time being in force in Great Britain as it thinks fit;

(b) revoke or amend any rule previously made by it under this sub-section.

(3) Whenever the Council makes any rule under this section it shall cause such rule to be published in the Iris Oifigiúil as soon as may be after it is made, and every such rule shall come into operation on such date, subsequent to the publication in the Iris Oifigiúil, as is specified in such rule or, where no such date is so specified, on the date of such publication.

Evidence.

3.—(1) Prima facie evidence of any rule made by the Council under this Act may be given in all Courts of Justice and in all legal proceedings by the production of a copy of the Iris Oifigiúil purporting to contain such rule.

(2) A certificate endorsed on a book purporting; to be a copy of the British Pharmacopoeia and purporting to be signed by the registrar of the Council that such book is a copy of the British Pharmacopoeia in force in Great Britain on a specified day or days or during a specified period shall until the contrary is proved, be evidence in all Courts of Justice and in all legal proceedings of the facts so certified, and it shall not be necessary to prove the signature of such registrar or that he was in fact such registrar.

Prohibition of compounding certain medicines except in accordance with Saorstát Eireann Pharmacopoeia.

4.—(1) It shall not be lawful for any person to compound any medicines of the Saorstát Eireann Pharmacopoeia except according to the formularies of such Pharmacopoeia.

(2) If any person acts in contravention of this section he shall be guilty of an offence under this section and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to a fine not exceeding ten pounds.

Repeals.

5.—The enactment mentioned in the Schedule to this Act is hereby repealed to the extent specified in the third column to that Schedule.

Short title.

6.—This Act may be cited as the Pharmacopoeia Act, 1931.

SCHEDULE.

Enactments Repealed.