Act 41 of 1992

The Infant Milk Substitutes, Feeding Bottles and Infant Foods (Regulation of Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 1992

An Act to provide for the regulation of production, supply and distribution of infant milk substitutes, feeding bottles and infant foods with a view to the protection and promotion of breast-feeding and ensuring the proper use of infant foods and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

  • Ministry of Women and Child Development
  • Enacted 1992-12-29
  • 26 sections
SectionTitle
1 Short title, extent and commencement. Read
2 Definitions. Read
3 Certain prohibitions in relation to infant milk substitutes, feeding bottles and infant foods. Read
4 Prohibition of incentives for the use or sale of infant milk substitutes or feeding bottles. Read
5 Donations of infant milk substitutes or feeding bottles or equipment of materials relating thereto. Read
6 Information on containers and labels of infant milk substitutes of infant foods. Read
7 Educational and other materials relating to feeding of infants to contain certain particulars. Read
8 Health care system. Read
9 Inducement to health worker for promoting use of infant milk substitutes, etc. Read
10 Special provision relating to employees of person who produces, supplies, distributes or sells infant milk substitutes, etc. Read
11 Standards of infant milk substitutes, feeding bottles or infant foods. Read
12 Powers of entry and search. Read
13 Power to seize infant milk substitutes, etc., or containers thereof. Read
14 Confiscation. Read
15 Power to give option to pay cost in lieu of confiscation. Read
16 Confiscation not to interfere with other punishments. Read
17 Adjudication. Read
18 Giving of opportunity to the owner of the seized infant milk substitute or feeding bottle or infant food or container thereof. Read
19 Appeal. Read
20 Penalty. Read
21 Cognizance of offences. Read
22 Offences by companies. Read
23 Offences to be cognizable and bailable. Read
24 Protection of action taken in good faith. Read
25 Application of Act 37 of 1954 not barred. Read
26 Power to make rules. Read
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