The Poison Act of 1919 aimed to regulate and control the import, possession, and sale of poisons in India. It granted powers to state governments to license and regulate the possession for sale and sale of specified poisons. It also allowed the state to specify the classes of people who could be licensed, the maximum quantities that could be sold to individuals, and requirements to maintain sales registers and safely store poisons. The central government was empowered to regulate the import of poisons. The act defined lists of poisonous substances that fell under its purview, including substances like aconite, arsenic, digitalis, and chloroform.

1. POISON ACT, 1919
SUBJECT: PHARMACEUTICAL
JURISPRUDENCE
Prepared By: S. S. Thorat
M.Pharm.(pharmaceutical chemistry)

2. CONTENTS
 INTRODUCTION
 OBJECTIVE
 IMPORT OF POISON
 POSSESSIONS, POSSESSION OF
SALE AND SALE OF ANY POISON
 LIST OF POISONOUS SUBSTANCES
ISSUE WARRANTS

3. INTRODUCTION
 Poison
 Central Government
 State government

4. OBJECTIVE
 The main object off passing this act was to
regulate and control the import , possession
and sale of poisons.

5. POSSESSION FOR SALE AND SALE OF ANY
POISON
The state government may regulate the
possession for sale and the
a) The grant of licenses for the possession for
sale, wholesale or retail of any specified poison
and fixing of fees to be charged for licenses.
b) The classes of person to whom the licenses
for the possession for sale and sale of poisons

6. CONTINUED……
c) Maximum quantity of poison that may be
sold to any person
d) Maintainace of register for the sale of any
poison
e) Safe custody of poison

7. POSSESSION OF ANY POISON
 Powers of state government
 IMPORT OF POISON
 Central government

8. LIST OF POISONOUS SUBSTANCES
 List A:- Aconite , Arsenic , Coca , Digitalis ,
lead, atropine, Belladonna, Chloral hydrate
etc
 List B:- Essential oils of almonds Chloroform
,
Carbolic acid, All oxides of mercury ,
Sulphocyanide, Zinc Chloride etc