Lawgist26Purchaser of drug or cosmetic enabled to obtain test or analysis
Any person 2[or any recognised consumer association, whether such person is a member of that association or not,] shall, on application in the prescribed manner and on payment of the prescribed fee, be entitled to submit for test or analysis to a Government Analyst any drug 1[or cosmetic] 3[purchased by him or it] and to receive a report of such test or analysis signed by the Government Analyst.
4 [Explanation.--For the purposes of this section and section 32, "recognised consumer association means a voluntary consumer association registered under the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956) or any other law for the time being in force.]
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1. Ins. by Act 21 of 1962, s. 15 (w.e.f. 27-7-1964)
2. Ins. by Act 71 of 1986, s. 2 (w.e.f. 15-9-1987).
3. Subs. by s. 2, ibid., for "purchased by him" (w.e.f. 15-9-1987).
4. Ins. by Act 71 of 1986, s. 2 (w.e.f. 15-9-1987)
- 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
