LawgistThe Poisons Act
3Power to prohibit importation into the States of any poison except under licence
The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, prohibit, except under and in accordance with the conditions of a licence, the importation into 1 [India] 2 [across any customs frontier3 defined by the Central Government] of any specified poison, and may by rule regulate the grant of licences.
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1. Sub. By Act 47 of 1958, s. 3, for "the States".
2. Ins. by the A.O. 1937.
3. For definition of the customs frontiers of India, see Gazette of India, 1955, Pt. II, sec. 3, p. 1521.
All sections
- 1 Short title and extent
- 2 Power of the State Government to regulate possession for sale and sale of any poison
- 3 Power to prohibit importation into the States of any poison except under licence
- 4 Power to regulate possession of any poison in certain areas
- 5 Presumption as to specified poisons
- 6 Penalty for unlawful importation, etc
- 7 Power to issue search warrants
- 8 Rules
- 9 Savings
- 10 [Repealed.]
