Lawgist21Inspector
1[21. Inspectors.--(1) The Central Government or a State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint such persons as it thinks fit, having the prescribed qualifications, to be Inspectors for such areas as may be assigned to them by the Central Government or the State Government, as the case may be.
(2) The powers which may be exercised by an Inspector and the duties which may be performed by him, the drugs or 2[classes of drugs or cosmetics or classes of cosmetics] in relation to which and the conditions, limitations or restrictions subject to which, such powers and duties may be exercised or performed shall be such as may be prescribed.
(3) No person who has any financial interest 3[in the import, manufacture or sale of drugs or cosmetics] shall be appointed to be an Inspector under this section.
(4) Every Inspector shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860), and shall be officially subordinate to such authority 4[having the prescribed qualifications, as the Government appointing him may specify in this behalf.]
Download our fully-offline, High speed android app.- Click here
1. Subs by Act 35 of 1960, s. 4, for the original sections 20 and 21 (w.e.f. 16-3-1961).
2. Subs. by Act 21 of 1962, s. 17, for "class of drugs" (w.e.f. 27-7-1964).
3. Subs. by s. 17, ibid., for "in the manufacture, import or sale of drugs" (w.e.f. 27-7-1964).
4. Ins. by Act 68 of 1982, s. 18 (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
