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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Drugs (Control) Act, 1950 Section 4

Fixing of Maximum Prices and Maximum Quantities Which May Be Held or Sold

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Drugs (Control) Act, 1950 Section 4 is part of Drugs (Control) Act, 1950 - Fixing of Maximum Prices and Maximum Quantities Which May Be Held or Sold. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

(1) The Chief Commissioner may, by notification in the Official Gazette, fix in respect of any drug--

(a) the maximum price or rate which may be charged by a dealer or producer;

(b) the maximum quantity which may, at any one time, be possessed by a dealer or producer;

(c) the maximum quantity which may, in any one transaction, be sold to any person.

(2) The prices or rates and the quantities fixed in respect of any drug under this section may be different in different localities or for different classes of dealers or producers.

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What does Drugs (Control) Act, 1950 Section 4 provide?

Section Section 4 of the Drugs (Control) Act, 1950 (Fixing of Maximum Prices and Maximum Quantities Which May Be Held or Sold) is reproduced on this page as part of the Drugs (Control) Act, 1950. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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