Section 6

Prohibition of sale.

The White Phosphorus Matches Prohibition Act, 1913

  • Act 5 of 1913
  • Ministry of Home Affairs
  • Department of States
About this Act

An Act to prohibit the importation, manufacture and sale of matches made with white phosphorus.

All sections
    (1) No person shall sell, or offer or expose for sale, or have in his possession for the purposes of sale, any matches made with white phosphorus.
     (2) Any person who contravenes the provisions of sub-section (1) may, on complaint to a Presidency Magistrate, Sub-divisional Magistrate or Magistrate of the first class, be ordered to forfeit any such matches in his possession, and any matches so forfeited shall be destroyed or otherwise dealt with as the Magistrate may direct.

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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