Its official long title is "An Act to make new provision with respect to medicinal products and related matters, and for purposes connected therewith.

"[1] It governs the control of medicines for human use and for veterinary use, which includes the manufacture and supply of medicines, and the manufacture and supply of (medicated) animal feeding stuffs.

The act controls supply of the drugs it covers, but does not define any offence of simple possession.

[5][6][7][8] The act established the forerunner to the current Commission on Human Medicines.

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