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41/1992 - The Infant Milk Substitutes, Feeding Bottles and Infant Foods (Regulation of Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 1992 ▶

Act Number: 41

Act Name: The Infant Milk Substitutes, Feeding Bottles and Infant Foods (Regulation of Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 1992

Year: 1992

Enactment Date: 1992-12-29

Long Title: An Act to provide for the regulation of production, supply and distribution of infant milk substitutes, feeding bottles and infant foods with a view to the protection and promotion of breast-feeding and ensuring the proper use of infant foods and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Women and Child Development

Department:

Section Number	Title	Actions
1	Short title, extent and commencement.
2	Definitions.
3	Certain prohibitions in relation to infant milk substitutes, feeding bottles and infant foods.
4	Prohibition of incentives for the use or sale of infant milk substitutes or feeding bottles.
5	Donations of infant milk substitutes or feeding bottles or equipment of materials relating thereto.
6	Information on containers and labels of infant milk substitutes of infant foods.
7	Educational and other materials relating to feeding of infants to contain certain particulars.
8	Health care system.
9	Inducement to health worker for promoting use of infant milk substitutes, etc.
10	Special provision relating to employees of person who produces, supplies, distributes or sells infant milk substitutes, etc.
11	Standards of infant milk substitutes, feeding bottles or infant foods.
12	Powers of entry and search.
13	Power to seize infant milk substitutes, etc., or containers thereof.
14	Confiscation.
15	Power to give option to pay cost in lieu of confiscation.
16	Confiscation not to interfere with other punishments.
17	Adjudication.
18	Giving of opportunity to the owner of the seized infant milk substitute or feeding bottle or infant food or container thereof.
19	Appeal.
20	Penalty.
21	Cognizance of offences.
22	Offences by companies.
23	Offences to be cognizable and bailable.
24	Protection of action taken in good faith.
25	Application of Act 37 of 1954 not barred.
26	Power to make rules.