Poisons (Amendment) Bill 2025 Tabled For First Reading
Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad, when tabling the bill, said that the second reading would be presented in the current parliamentary sitting.
According to the blue copy of the bill circulated in Parliament, the proposed amendments to the Poisons Act 1952 (Act 366) include changes to Section 2 of the Act, particularly in the definition of 'authorised officer' to now encompass police officers of any rank as well as individuals appointed by the Minister of Health under Section 31A.
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