TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government Enacted1968

Insecticides Act, 1968

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Section1 - Short title, extent and commencement.—

Section2 - Application of other laws not barred.—The provisions of this Act shall be in addition to, and not in derogation of, any

Section3 - Definitions.—In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

Section4 - The Central Insecticides Board.—

Section5 - Registration Committee.—

Section6 - Other committees.—The Board may appoint such committees as it deems fit and may appoint to them persons who are not

Section7 - Procedure for Board.—The Board may, subject to the previous approval of the Central Government, make bye-laws for the

Section8 - Secretary and other officers.—The Central Government shall—

Section9 - Registration of insecticides.—

Section10 - Appeal against non-registration or cancellation.—Any person aggrieved by a decision of the Registration Committee under

Section11 - Power of revision of Central Government.—The Central Government may, at any time, call for the record relating to any

Section12 - Licensing officers.—The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint such persons as it

Section13 - Grant of licence.—

Section14 - Revocation, suspension and amendment of licences.—

Section15 - Appeal against the decision of a licensing officer.—

Section16 - Central Insecticides Laboratory.—The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, establish a

Section17 - Prohibition of import and manufacture of certain insecticides.—

Section18 - Prohibition of sale, etc., of certain insecticides.—

Section19 - Insecticide Analysts.—The Central Government or a State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette,

Section20 - Insecticide Inspectors.—

Section21 - Powers of Insecticide Inspectors.—

Section22 - Procedure to be followed by Insecticide Inspectors.—

Section23 - Persons bound to disclose place where insecticides are manufactured or kept.—Every person for the time being in charge

Section24 - Report of Insecticide Analyst.—

Section25 - Confiscation.—

Section26 - Notification of poisoning.—The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, require any person or

Section27 - Prohibition of sale, etc., of insecticides for reasons of public safety.—

Section28 - Notification of cancellation of registration, etc.—A refusal to register any insecticide or a cancellation of the

Section29 - Offences and punishment.—

Section30 - Defences which may or may not be allowed in prosecutions under this Act.—

Section31 - Cognizance and trial of offence.—

Section33 - Offences by companies.—

Section34 - Power of Central Government to give directions.—The Central Government may give such directions to any State Government

Section35 - Protection of action taken in good faith.—No prosecution, suit or other proceeding shall lie against the Government or

Section36 - Power of Central Government to make rules.—

Section37 - Power of the State Governments to make rules.—

Section38 - Exemption.—

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