Act Number: 23

Act Name: The Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940

Year: 1940

Enactment Date: 1940-04-10

Long Title: An Act to regulate the import, manufacture, distribution and sale of drugs and cosmetics.

Ministry: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Department: Department of Health and Family Welfare

Section 29: Penalty for use of Government Analyst’s report for advertising.
    Whoever uses any report of a test or analysis made by the Central Drugs Laboratory or by a Government Analyst, or any extract from such report, for the purpose of advertising any drug 1[or cosmetic], shall be punishable with fine which may extend to 2[five thousand rupees].
Notes:
1. Ins. by Act 21 of 1962, s. 15 (w.e.f. 27-7-1964).
2. Subs. by Act 26 of 2008, s. 10, for "five hundred rupees" (w.e.f. 10-8-2009)
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