LawgistThe Drugs and Cosmetics Act
9Misbranded drugs
1[9. Misbranded drugs.--For the purposes of this Chapter, a drug shall be deemed to be misbranded--
(a) if it is so coloured, coated, powdered or polished that damage is concealed or if it is made to appear of better or greater therapeutic value than it really is; or
(b) if it is not labelled in the prescribed manner; or
(c) if its label or container or anything accompanying the drug bears any statement, design or device which makes any false claim for the drug or which is false or misleading in any particular.]
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1. Subs. by Act 68 of 1982, s. 5, for section 9 (w.e.f. 1-2-1983).
IMPORT OF DRUGS AND COSMETICS
- 8 Standards of quality
- 9 Misbranded drugs
- 9A Adulterated drugs
- 9B Spurious drug
- 9C Misbranded cosmetics
- 9D Spurious cosmetics
- 10 Prohibition of import of certain drugs or cosmetics
- 10A Power of Central Government to prohibit import of drugs and cosmetics in public interest
- 11 Application of law relating to sea customs and powers of Customs officers
- 12 Power of Central Government to make rules
- 13 Offence
- 14 Confiscatio
- 15 Jurisdiction
