Section 12:
Power of Central Government to make rules.
(1) The Central Government may,
1[after consultation with or on the recommendation of the Board] and after previous publication
by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for the purpose of giving effect to the
provisions of this Chapter :
2[Provided that consultation with the Board may be dispensed with if the Central
Government is of opinion that circumstances have arisen which render it necessary to make
rules without such consultation, but in such a case the Board shall be consulted within six
months of the making of the rules and the Central Government shall take into consideration
any suggestions which the Board may make in relation to the amendment of the said rules.]
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may
(a) specify the drugs or classes of drugs 3[or cosmetics or classes of cosmetics] for the
import of which a licence is required, 4[and prescribed the form and conditions of such
licences, the authority empowered to issue the same, the fees payable therefor and provide
for the cancellation, or suspension of such licence in any case where any provision of this
Chapter or the rules made thereunder is contravened or any of the conditions subject to
which the licence is issued is not complied with] ;
(b) prescribe the methods of test or analysis to be employed in determining whether a drug
3[or cosmetic] is of standard quality ;
(c) prescribe, in respect of biological and organometallic compounds, the units or methods of
standardisation;
5[(cc) prescribe under clause (d) of 6[section 9A] the colour or colours which a drug
may bear or contain for purposes of colouring;]
(d) specify the diseases or ailments which an imported drug may not purport or claim
7[to prevent, cure or mitigate] and such other effects which such drug may not purport or
claim to have;
(e) prescribe the conditions subject to which small quantities of drugs, the import of
which is otherwise prohibited under this Chapter, may be imported for the purpose of
examination, test or analysis or for personal use;
(f) prescribe the places at which drugs 3[or cosmetics] may be imported, and prohibited their
import at any other place;
(g) require the date of manufacture and the date of expiry of potency to be clearly and
truely stated on the label or container of any specified imported drug or class of such drug,
and prohibit the import of the said drug or class of drug after the expiry of a specified period
from the date of manufacture;
(h) regulate the submission by importers, and the securing, of samples of drugs
8[or cosmetics] for examination, test or analysis by the Central Drugs Laboratory, and
prescribed the fees, if any, payable for such examination, test or analysis;
(i) prescribe the evidence to be supplied, whether by accompanying documents or
otherwise, of the quality of drugs 66[or cosmetics] sought to be imported, the procedure of
officers of Customs in dealing with such evidence, and the manner of storage at places of
import of drugs 8[or cosmetics] detained pending admission;
(j) provide for the exemption, conditionally or otherwise, from all or any of the provisions
of this Chapter and the rules made thereunder of drugs 8[or cosmetics] imported for the
purpose only of transport through, and export from, 9[India];
(k) prescribe the conditions to be observed in the packing in bottles, packages or other
containers, of imported drugs 8[or cosmetics] 10[including the use of packing material which comes
into direct contact with the drugs];
(l) regulate the mode of labelling drugs 8[or cosmetics] imported for sale in packages, and
prescribe the matters which shall or shall not be included in such labels;
(m) prescribe the maximum proportion of any poisonous substance which may be added
to or contained in any imported drug, prohibit the import of any drug in which that proportion
is exceeded, and specify substances which shall be deemed to be poisonous for the purposes
of this Chapter and the rules made thereunder;
(n) require that the accepted scientific name of any specified drug shall be displayed in the
prescribed manner on the label or wrapper of any imported, patent or proprietary medicine
containing such drug ;
(o) provide for the exemption, conditionally or otherwise, from all or any of the provisions of
this Chapter or the rules made thereunder of any specified drug or class of drugs 8[or cosmetics or
class of cosmetics].
Notes:
1. Subs. by Act 68 of 1982, s. 9, for "after consultation with the Board" (w.e.f. 1-2-1983).
2. Ins. by Act 11 of 1955, s. 7.
3. Ins. by Act 21 of 1962, s. 10 (w.e.f. 27-7-1964).
4. Subs. by Act 68 of 1982, s. 9, for certain words (w.e.f. 1-2-1983).
5. Ins. by Act 13 of 1964, s. 10 (w.e.f. 15-9-1964).
6. Subs. by Act 68 of 1982, s. 9, for "section 9B" (w.e.f. 1-2-1983).
7. Subs. by Act 11 of 1955, s. 7 for "to cure or mitigate".
8. Ins. by Act 21 of 1962, s. 10 (w.e.f. 27-7-1964).
9. Subs. by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and Sch., for "the States".
10. Ins. by Act 68 of 1982, s. 9 (w.e.f. 1-2-1983).