Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940
Bare Act · 1940
An Act to regulate the import, manufacture, distribution and sale of drugs 2 [and cosmetics].
In the syllabus of: Andhra Pradesh APO · Odisha APO · Tamil Nadu APO · Telangana APO
- Act number
- 23 of 1940
- Enacted
- 10 April 1940
- Contents
- 90 sections · 6 chapters
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Contents
Chapter I — Introductory
- Section 1 – Short title, extent and commencement
- Section 2 – Application of other laws not barred
- Section 3 – Definitions
- Section 3A – Construction of references to any law not in force or any functionary not in existence in the State of Jammu and Kashmir
- Section 4 – Presumption as to poisonous substances
Chapter II — The Drugs Technical Advisory Board, The Central Drugs Laboratory And The Drugs Consultative Committee
- Section 5 – The Drugs Technical Advisory Board (preview)
- Section 6 – The Central Drugs Laboratory (preview)
- Section 7 – The Drugs Consultative Committee (preview)
- Section 8 – Standards of quality (preview)
- Section 9 – Misbranded drugs (preview)
- Section 9A – Adulterated drugs (preview)
- Section 9B – Spurious drugs (preview)
- Section 9C – Misbranded cosmetics (preview)
- Section 9D – Spurious cosmetics (preview)
- Section 10 – Prohibition of import of certain drugs or cosmetics (preview)
- Section 10A – Power of Central Government to prohibit import of drugs and cosmetics in public interest (preview)
- Section 11 – Application of law relating to sea customs and powers of Customs officers (preview)
- Section 12 – Power of Central Government to make rules (preview)
- Section 13 – Offences (preview)
- Section 14 – Confiscation (preview)
- Section 15 – Jurisdiction (preview)
- Section 16 – Standards of quality (preview)
- Section 17 – Misbranded drugs (preview)
- Section 17A – Adulterated drugs (preview)
- Section 17B – Spurious drugs (preview)
Sections
- Section 7A – Sections 5 and 7 not to apply to Ayurvedic, Siddha or Unani drugs (preview)
- Section 33-I – Penalty for manufacture, sale, etc., of Ayurvedic. Siddha or Unani drug in contravention of this Chapter (preview)
- Section 33-O – Power to amend First Schedule (preview)
Chapter IV — Manufacture,saleanddistributionofdrugsandcosmetics
- Section 17C – Misbranded cosmetics (preview)
- Section 17D – Spurious cosmetics (preview)
- Section 17E – Adulterated cosmetics (preview)
- Section 18 – Prohibition of manufacture and sale of certain drugs and cosmetics (preview)
- Section 18A – Disclosure of the name of the manufacturer, etc (preview)
- Section 18B – Maintenance of records and furnishing of information (preview)
- Section 19 – Pleas (preview)
- Section 20 – Government Analysts (preview)
- Section 21 – Inspectors (preview)
- Section 22 – Powers of Inspectors (preview)
- Section 23 – Procedure of Inspectors (preview)
- Section 24 – Persons bound to disclose place where drugs or cosmetics are manufactured or kept (preview)
- Section 25 – Reports of Government Analysts (preview)
- Section 26 – Purchaser of drug or cosmetic enabled to obtain test or analysis (preview)
- Section 26A – Powers of Central Government to regulate, restrict or prohibit manufacture, etc., of drug and cosmetic in public interest (preview)
- Section 26B – Powers of Central Government to regulate or restrict, manufacture, etc., of drug in public interest (preview)
- Section 27 – Penalty for manufacture, sale, etc., of drugs in contravention of this Chapter (preview)
- Section 27A – Penalty for manufacture, sale, etc., of cosmetics in contravention of this Chapter (preview)
- Section 28 – Penalty for non-disclosure of the name of the manufacturer, etc (preview)
- Section 28A – Penalty for not keeping documents, etc., and for non-disclosure of information (preview)
- Section 28B – Penalty for manufacture, etc., of drugs or cosmetics in contravention of section 26A (preview)
- Section 29 – Penalty for use of Government Analyst’s report for advertising (preview)
- Section 30 – Penalty for subsequent offences (preview)
- Section 31 – Confiscation (preview)
- Section 31A – Application of provisions to Government departments (preview)
- Section 32 – Cognizance of offences (preview)
- Section 32A – Power of Court to implead the manufacturer, etc (preview)
- Section 32B – Compounding of certain offences (preview)
- Section 33 – Power of Central Government to make rules (preview)
- Section 33A – Chapter not to apply to Ayurvedic, Siddha or Unani drugs (preview)
Chapter IVA — Provisions Relating Toayurvedic, Siddha Andunani Drugs
- Section 33B – Application of Chapter IVA (preview)
- Section 33C – Ayurvedic and Unani Drugs Technical Advisory Board (preview)
- Section 33D – The Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani Drugs Consultative Committee (preview)
- Section 33E – Misbranded drugs (preview)
- Section 33EE – Adulterated drugs (preview)
- Section 33EEA – Spurious drugs (preview)
- Section 33EEB – Regulation of manufacture for sale of Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani drugs (preview)
- Section 33EEC – Prohibition of manufacture and sale of certain Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani drugs (preview)
- Section 33EED – Power of Central Government to prohibit manufacture, etc., of Ayurvedic, Siddha or Unani drugs in public interest (preview)
- Section 33F – Government Analysts (preview)
- Section 33G – Inspectors (preview)
- Section 33H – Application of provisions of sections 22, 23, 24 and 25 (preview)
- Section 33J – Penalty for subsequent offences (preview)
- Section 33K – Confiscation (preview)
- Section 33KA – Disclosure of name of manufacturer, etc (preview)
- Section 33KB – Maintenance of records and furnishing of informantion (preview)
- Section 33L – Application of provisions to Government departments (preview)
- Section 33M – Cognizance of offences (preview)
- Section 33N – Power of Central Government to make rules (preview)
Chapter V — Miscellaneous
- Section 33P – Power to give directions (preview)
- Section 34 – Offences by companies (preview)
- Section 34A – Offences by Government departments (preview)
- Section 34AA – Penalty for vexatious search or seizure (preview)
- Section 35 – Publication of sentences passed under this Act (preview)
- Section 36 – Magistrate’s power to impose enhanced penalties (preview)
- Section 36A – Certain offences to be tried summarily (preview)
- Section 36AB – Special Courts (preview)
- Section 36AC – Offences to be cognizable and non-bailable in certain cases (preview)
- Section 36AD – Application of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 to proceedings before special Court (preview)
- Section 36AE – Appeal and revision (preview)
- Section 37 – Protection of action taken in good faith (preview)
- Section 38 – Rules to be laid before Parliament (preview)