Insecticides Act, 1968
An Act to regulate the import, manufacture, sale, transport, distribution and use of insecticides with a view to prevent risk to human beings or animals, and for matters connected therewith.
- 1 Short title, extent and commencement
- 2 Application of other laws not barred
- 3 Definitions
- 4 The Central Insecticides Board
- 5 Registration Committee
- 6 Other committees
- 7 Procedure for Board
- 8 Secretary and other officers
- 9 Registration of insecticides
- 10 Appeal against non-registration or cancellation
- 11 Power of revision of Central Government
- 12 Licensing officers
- 13 Grant of licence
- 14 Revocation, suspension and amendment of licences
- 15 Appeal against the decision of a licensing officer
- 16 Central Insecticides Laboratory
- 17 Prohibition of import and manufacture of certain insecticides
- 18 Prohibition of sale, etc., of certain insecticides
- 19 Insecticide Analysts
- 20 Insecticide Inspectors
- 21 Powers of Insecticide Inspectors
- 22 Procedure to be followed by Insecticide Inspectors
- 23 Persons bound to disclose place where insecticides are manufactured or kept
- 24 Report of Insecticide Analyst
- 25 Confiscation
- 26 Notification of poisoning
- 27 Prohibition of sale, etc., of insecticides for reasons of public safety
- 28 Notification of cancellation of registration, etc
- 29 Offences and punishment
- 30 Defences which may or may not be allowed in prosecutions under this Act
- 31 Cognizance and trial of offences
- 31A Special Courts
- 32 Repealed
- 33 Offences by companies
- 34 Power of Central Government to give directions
- 35 Protection of action taken in good faith
- 36 Power of Central Government to make rules
- 37 Power of the State Governments to make rules
- 38 Exemption
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