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PHARMACISTS BOARD OF NIGERIA & ORS.
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S. O. ADEBESIN COMPANY LTD.

(1978) JELR 47895 (SC)

Supreme Court 12 May 1978 Nigeria
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- The applicant, S.O. Adebesin and Co. Ltd (an incorporated company), applied for registration and renewal of multiple business premises under the Poisons and Pharmacy Act (Cap. 152, Laws of the Federation) as amended, designating a single

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Suit Number:SC.176/1976
Judges:ATANDA FATAYI-WILLIAMS Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria AYO GABRIEL IRIKEFE Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria MOHAMMED BELLO Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria
Counsel:Mr. K. Sofola, SAN For Appellant Mr. Bakare For Respondent
Other Citations:PHARMACISTS BOARD OF NIGERIA & 2 ORS. v. & S. O. ADEBESIN CO. LTD. (1978) 5 S.C. (REPRINT) 31

A. FATAYI-WILLIAMS, J.S.C. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): Section 22 subsections 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 of the Poisons and Pharmacy Act (Cap. 152 of the Laws of the Federation) as amended by the Pharmacists Act (No. 26 of 1964) provide as follows:-

"22 (1) Every selling dispenser or chemist and druggist shall cause all the sets of premises where his business is being carried on to be registered under this section.

(2) An application for registration under this section shall be made in the manner prescribed by regulations, and it shall be the duty of the Registrar to keep, in accordance with the provisions of the regulations, a register for the purposes of this section, in this Act referred to as the register of premises, and, on payment of such fee as is hereinafter provided, to enter therein all sets of premises in respect of which an application for registration is duly made.

(3) On an application for registration under this section, there shall be payable such fee in respect of the r…

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