Lawgist17DSpurious cosmetics
1[17D. Spurious cosmetics.--For the purposes of this Chapter, a cosmetic shall be deemed to be spurious,--
(a) if it is manufactured under a name which belongs to another cosmetic; or
(b) if it is an imitation of, or a substitute for, another cosmetic or resembles another cosmetic in a manner likely to deceive or bears upon it or upon its label or container the name of another cosmetic unless it is plainly and conspicuously marked so as to re veal its true character and its lack of identity with such other cosmetic; or
(c) if the label or container bears the name of an individual or a company purporting to be the manufacturer of the cosmetic which individual or company is fictitious or does not exist; or
(d) if it purports to be the product of a manufacturer of whom it is not truly a product.]
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1. Subs. by Act 68 of 1982, s. 13, for sections 17, 17A and 17B (w.e.f. 1-2-1983).
- 16 Standards of quality
- 17 Misbranded drug
- 17A Adulterated drugs
- 17B Spurious drugs
- 17C Misbranded cosmetic
- 17D Spurious cosmetics
- 17E Adulterated cosmetic
- 18 Prohibition of manufacture and sale of certain drugs and cosmetic
- 18A Disclosure of the name of the manufacturer, etc
- 18B Maintenance of records and furnishing of information
- 19 Pleas
- 20 Government Analysts
- 21 Inspector
- 22 Powers of Inspectors
- 23 Procedure of Inspectors
- 24 Persons bound to disclose place where drugs or cosmetics are manufactured or kept
- 25 Reports of Government Analysts
- 26 Purchaser of drug or cosmetic enabled to obtain test or analysis
- 26A Powers of Central Government to regulate, restrict or prohibit manufacture, etc., of drug and cosmetic in public interest
- 26B Powers of Central Government to regulate or restrict, manufacture, etc., of drug in public interest
- 27 Penalty for manufacture, sale, etc., of drugs in contravention of this Chapter
- 27A Penalty for manufacture, sale, etc., of cosmetics in contravention of this Chapter
- 28 Penalty for non-disclosure of the name of the manufacturer, et
- 28A Penalty for not keeping documents, etc., and for non-disclosure of information
- 28B Penalty for manufacture, etc., of drugs or cosmetics in contravention of section 26A
- 29 Penalty for use of Government Analyst’s report for advertising
- 30 Penalty for subsequent offences
- 31 Confiscation
- 31A Application of provisions to Government departments
- 32 Cognizance of offences
- 32A Power of Court to implead the manufacturer, etc
- 32B Compounding of certain offences
- 33 Power of Central Government to make rules
- 33A Chapter not to apply to Ayurvedic, Siddha or Unani drugs
