Act Number: 46

Act Name: The Insecticides Act, 1968

Year: 1968

Enactment Date: 1968-09-02

Long Title: 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.

Ministry: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

Department: Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare

Section 19: Insecticide Analysts.
    The Central Government or a State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint persons in such number as it thinks fit and possessing such technical and other qualifications as may be prescribed to be Insecticide Analysts for such areas and in respect of such insecticides or class of insecticides as may be specified in the notification:
     Provided that no person who has any financial interest in the manufacture, import or sale of any insecticide, shall be so appointed.
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