Section 5

Donations of infant milk substitutes or feeding bottles or equipment of materials relating thereto.

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

  • Act 41 of 1992
  • Ministry of Women and Child Development
About this Act

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.

All sections
    Subject to the provisions of sub-section (4) of section 8, no person shall donate or distribute--
         (a) infant milk substitutes or 1[feeding bottles or infant foods] to any other person except to an orphanage;
         (b) any informational or educational equipment or material relating to infant milk substitutes or 1[feeding bottles or infant foods]:
         Provided that nothing in this clause shall apply to the donation or distribution, subject to such conditions and restrictions as may be prescribed, of such equipment or material through the health care system.

Notes

1. Subs. by s. 5, ibid., for "feeding bottles" (w.e.f. 1-11-2003).

Source: India Code (Legislative Department, Govt. of India). Check the official Gazette before relying on it in court. Not legal advice. Free legal aid: 15100 (NALSA) · Know your rights

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