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Part 5Enforcement

67Power to require name and address of seller

Any officer acting in the exercise of any of his powers under this Act may require any person who is in possession of any substance or article appearing to the officer to be a medicine or medical device for sale, or for delivery upon sale, to state correctly his name and address and, so far as he is aware of them, the name and address of the person from whom he obtained the substance or article.
Every person commits an offence against this Act who fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with any requirement of an officer under subsection (1).

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