Section List

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 NumberTitleActions
1 Short title, extent and commencement.
2 Application of other laws not barred.
3 Definitions.
4 The Central Insecticides Board.
5 Registration Committee.
6 Other committees.
7 Procedure for Board.
8 Secretary and other officers.
9 Registration of insecticides.
10 Appeal against non-registration or cancellation.
11 Power of revision of Central Government.
12 Licensing officers.
13 Grant of licence.
14 Revocation, suspension and amendment of licences.
15 Appeal against the decision of a licensing officer.
16 Central Insecticides Laboratory.
17 Prohibition of import and manufacture of certain insecticides.
18 Prohibition of sale, etc., of certain insecticides.
19 Insecticide Analysts.
20 Insecticide Inspectors.
21 Powers of Insecticide Inspectors.
22 Procedure to be followed by Insecticide Inspectors.
23 Persons bound to disclose place where insecticides are manufactured or kept.
24 Report of Insecticide Analyst.
25 Confiscation.
26 Notification of poisoning.
27 Prohibition of sale, etc., of insecticides for reasons of public safety.
28 Notification of cancellation of registration, etc.
29 Offences and punishment.
30 Defences which may or may not be allowed in prosecutions under this Act.
31 Cognizance and trial of offences.
31A Special Courts.
32 Repealed.
33 Offences by companies.
34 Power of Central Government to give directions
35 Protection of action taken in good faith.
36Power of Central Government to make rules
37 Power of the State Governments to make rules.
38Exemption.
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