Section 1
Short title, extent and commencement.
About this Act
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) This Act may be called the Insecticides Act, 1968.
(2) It extends to the whole of India.
(3) It shall come into force on such date1
as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different States and for different provisions of this Act.
(2) It extends to the whole of India.
(3) It shall come into force on such date1
as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different States and for different provisions of this Act.
Notes
1. 1st March, 1971, vide notification No. G.S.R. 300, dated 27th February, 1971, in respect of ss. 4, 7, 8 and 36, see Gazette of
India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(i).
1st August, 1971, vide notification No. G.S.R. 1108, dated the 28th July, 1971, in respect of remaining provisions see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(i).
1st August, 1971, vide notification No. G.S.R. 1108, dated the 28th July, 1971, in respect of remaining provisions see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(i).