I have looked into this act set by the UK government in 2014. It has been updated since then.
- 3 April 2018
Updated FAQs following recent changes to the Poisons Act 1972.
- 19 April 2016
Updated guidance published.
- 22 May 2015
Updated document
- 5 August 2014
First published.
It is named on the government list for the offences below after 3 March 2016 and UK law only
3. Offences
The Poisons Act 1972 as amended introduces the following offences:
1) the supply of a regulated substance to a member of the general public
(a) without first verifying that the member of the general public has a licence to acquire, import, possess and use that substance
- on conviction on indictment: imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or a fine (or both)
- on summary conviction: in England and Wales, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to a fine (or both)
- in Scotland, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale (or both)
(b) without first entering details of the transaction on the licence
- on summary conviction: a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale
(c) without first ensuring that a warning label is affixed to the packaging in which the substance is supplied
- on summary conviction: a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale.
2) failure to report suspicious transactions or significant disappearances or thefts.
- on summary conviction: in England or Wales, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to a fine (or both)
- in Scotland, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale (or both)
3) failure to comply with regulations about poisons and explosives precursors.
- on summary conviction: a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale and for every day subsequent to conviction, a fine not exceeding one-tenth of level 1 on the standard scale
Please note that provisions relating to possession and use only apply after 3 March 2016.