CHEMIST FINED.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 945, 12 October 1910, Page 3

CHEMIST FINED.

SUPERVISION OF DISPENSING. NOT ''A MERE MATTER" OF FORM." Reserved .decision was given in th'e,S.M. Court yesterday by Mr. W. G. Riddell, S.M.,_in the case in which Frank Shaw,' chemist, ot ! Wellington, was charged on the .information of the Pharmacy Board with unlawfully keeping- open his place of business in the Cecil Buildings, Lambton Quay, .Wellington,'' on July. 29, August 2, 4, 16; 29,■ 30,, 31, and-September 1, for the compounding or dispensing of prescriptions not .under/his own' immediate supervision or 'control,; or. that' of his duly enrolled manager. Mr.- C. W. Neilson appeared ...for the '.Pharmacy Board and. Mr.. E. ; J.; Fitzgibbon for the defendant.'- •-•;*.'. .-•■'. In the course of his decision the magistrate said: "Defendant is a; registered ' chemist; arid has ' three chemists' shops. in the city'of. Wellington; the shop in Lambton Quay being .the one in 'respect of which this, information, was laid." Un- ■ •der Section 32 of the Pharmacy'Act,"l9oß, on! application ..in the form in the sixth schedule by or on' behalf of the proprietor- of any. open, shop or place of busi T ness ; .for : the compounding and dispens-! ing of prescriptions,; the. board shall; enter . on- & roll the: name of, any. fit' person - (being ; a,'registered chemist)'as. the -proprietor's manager 'of such shop dr.. place , of. business'arid the proprietor, may carry, on the business' of a chemist and. druggist in. any such shop, or;place-of ness,.so ; long as : such;-'business'is ,:bona. :fide carried 'on; under the, immediate supervision and- control? of- a : duly - enrolled manager;;.,...; By Section 33, the board must keep -a: roll .of, all ; 'managers-• arid-all. ;shops;under the cohtrol'of-managers.' .By: Section 40 ■■ every, registered -chemist; commits an: offence : who.: keeps or; permits;, be' kept under •/ his... name any open •.' shop or place; of -business,-for the: compounding . or dispensing ;:of' prescriptions save, 'i under ; his:.own .immediate supervision' l and. con-. ?trolor that'of his duly, enrolled fniariagef.: ; "It; is admitted .that;oh February' 11, 1910,; the-defendant: applied,-to the; Phar-. *macy. ißoa'rd to/ have ,Miss'.-Gregory-.;en-: rolled^as manager of y his;shop in Lambton Quay/'arid according, to .the.'roll- ofinanagers; MissSGregory- is ; .the' 'enrolled •■ man--ager:.of : that;shpp. ;^i ßy:Hhp';,forrii;.of;;ap ; ;. plication for,, a. manager, jiefendant'..states' that he; intends.ito.jkeep : .operi ; a■ sh'o'p-'for : the';compouhding:: and: dispensing' l ; of • pre-! scriptionsi at: Lambton:;Quay/>,,The .evidence;' of - they detectives,'-; defendant,;,;- and • ; the' ; witness Aplin show thatj'ori-: the •dates mentioned' ■in ...the- information, \ the 1 !, shop :waß:kept::operi; for this-purpose ; .and;thal; it; yas'not ,urider. ; the:imiriediate control" ■of. either;the,defendant- or. ;• "Section-39,'which :was:'referred.'to:.by' Mr.;Fitzgibbori,-.does not:in-?,my■ opinion 'apply;: to "a case..such,asiithisi;... --Ifc/jdeals; withithe .duties.arid liabilities; rqf<"an':unregistered, chemist;■■■ who .'carries- o'n''-;a -:business : not,urider;"charge:of a duly:regis-. ■tered: "<: chemist.'■;;';[ From v'.theS; position taken - up'.-, by : defendant, one; would.': gather ■that-his.ddea■ of the;'erirolment of.''am'an/agef for'Vapartioularshop.is a mere mat-'-'ter'-pf.form and.that;he'can transfer such aimanager from one -shop :t tp another.'at ■.his.-.-own ..discretion /■ without-;, any:;, refer- ; erice.ito the-Pharmacy; Board.v : i 8o "not 'think that is the' ! intentibri.:.of;the sec-; tions which; dealvwith-managers. /If;;sp,' : these -provisions'; would' have', no -.;value. l Defendant'cannot: be prejudiced/by -this restriction':for .ii'vhe.'does not. desire |Miss ! Gregory;toremain in charge: of. the Lamb-, ton Quay,,shop,':he can;-under..Section 35,' :notify; v the':board:'th'at'he no longer?:wishes: to have' her- as; manager: of that shop,.': arid under,. I Section; 32 ;have.-a fresh. manager, appointed.;-:? ;';-■-: W ; :: ;V:,:;';';; ;_,':';'■ ::V;.^: : ' .'.'-In my opinion; it -is not'.sumcient -for defendant:to-ha'ye his,'shop',open;for' the: .'compounding- arid:; ..of prescrip- ; tions':under ;'the : : supervision ;bf-;a' ; ;duly registered' chemist, -but that person :;must V'also be';duly lenrolled;:asmanager,;of.that particular -shop.'- : If/he:; is.riot, wthen; a »reach;of' Section j 4o' is;committed.V ,j-:: / >"By' Sectio n' il the' offence is .a"; continuing: one- arid defendant;is liable to 'a 'penalty hot: per day for every dayV'on>which;such.-p£[encejs- : : comm'itted;. - Defendant iwill, be convicted: ahd,fined 55. ; for.the'-offence 'committed.ori'.each:day ■ mentioned. in; the' information, ■: also :Court, "cbsts;>76., and' solicitor'sfee, i v£2 ; ;2s.-'. . ."?•'. -A'Security;for leave'to>appeal,was/fixed -at-'iElO-; 10s.;-;and?: payment -.of. ;fineAarid COsts.V:';-;v-':? ! :;'' ''\'h ;'v' 'vw">7'?;' : yWv : j~V ;