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Section 276 — Sale of any drug as a different drug or preparation

As in force on 30 March 1987.

Timeline 4 versions
  1. 30 March 1987 Enacted
  2. 1 February 2008 Act 51 of 2007
  3. 1 January 2020 Act 15 of 2019
  4. 17 August 2026 Latest
276.Sale of any drug as a different drug or preparation

Whoever knowingly sells, or offers or exposes for sale, or issues from a dispensary for medicinal purposes, any drug or medical preparation, as a different drug or medical preparation, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 6 months, or with fine which may extend to $1,000, or with both.