Section 1

Short title and extent.

The Poisons Act, 1919

  • Act 12 of 1919
  • Ministry of Home Affairs
  • Department of Home
About this Act

An Act to consolidate and amend the law regulating the importation, possession and sale of poisons.

All sections
    (1) This Act may be called the Poisons Act, 1919.
     1 [(2) It extends to the whole of India:
     Provided that it shall not apply to the State of Jammu and Kashmir* except to the extent to which the provisions of this Act relate to the importation into India of any specified poison.]

Notes

1. Subs. by Act 47 of 1958, s. 2, for the former sub-section (2).

*. Vide Notification No. S.O. 3912 (E), dated 30th October, 2019, this Act is made applicable to the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the Union territory of Ladakh.

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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