Insecticides Act, 1968 Complete Act - Bare Act

2nd September, 1968

An Act to regulate the import, manufacture, sale, transport, distribution and use of insecticides with a view to prevent risk to human beings or animals, and for matters connected therewith Be it enacted by Parliament in the Nineteenth Year of the Republic of India as follows:

(1) This Act may be called the Insecticides Act, 1968.

(2) It extends to the whole of India.

(3)'lt shall come into force on such date1as the Central Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different States2.

The provisions of this Act shall be in addi- tion to, and not in derogation of, any other law for the time being in force.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-

(a) "animals" means animals useful to human beings and includes fish and fowl, and such kinds of wild life as the Central Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, specify, being kinds which in its opinion, it is desirable to protect or preserve;

(b) ' Board" means the Central Insecticides Board constituted under Sec. 4;

(c) "Central Insecticides Laboratory" means the Central Insecticides Laboratory established, or as the case may be, the institution specified under Sec. 16;

(d) "import" means bringing into any place within the territories to which this Act extends from a place outside those territories;

(e) "insecticide" means-

(i) any substance specified in the schedule; or

(ii) such other substances (including fungicides and (weedicides) as the Central Government may, after consultation with the Board, by notification in the official Gazette, include in the schedule from time to time; or

(iii) any preparation containing any one or more of such substances;

(f) "Insecticide Analyst" means an insecticide analyst appointed underSec. 19-;

(g) "Insecticide Inspector means an insecticide Inspector appointed underSee. 20-;

(h) "label" means any written, printed or graphic matter on the immediate package and on every other covering in which the package is placed or packed and includes any written, printed or graphic matter accompanying the insecticide;

(i) "Licensing Officer" means a licensing officer appointed underSec. 12-;

(j) "manufacture", in relation to any insecticide, includes-

(i) any process or part of a process for making, altering, finishing, packing, labelling, breaking up or otherwise treating or adopting any insecti- cide with a view to Its sale, distribution or use but does not include the packing or breaking up of any insecticide in the ordinary course of retail business; and

(ii) any process by which preparation containing an insecticide is formulated,

(k) "misbranded"- an insecticide shall be deemed to be misbranded-

(i) if its label contains any statement, design or graphic representation relating thereto which is false or misleading in any material particular, or if its package is otherwise deceptive in respect of its contains; or

(ii) if it is an imitation of, or is also under the name of, another insecticide; or

(iii) if its label does not contain a warning or caution which may be necessary and sufficient, if complied with to prevent risk to human beings or animals; or

(iv) if any word, statement or other information required by or under this Act to appear on the label is not displayed thereon in such conspicuous manner as the other words, statements designs or graphic matter have been displayed on the label and in such terms as to render it likely to be read and understood by any ordinary individual under customary conditions of pur- chase and use; or

(v) if it is not packed or labelled as required by or under this Act; or

(vi) if it is not registered in the manner required by or under this Act; or

(vii) if the label contains any reference to registration other than the registration number; or

(viii) if the insecticide has a toxicity which is higher than the level prescribed or is mixed or packed with any substance so as to alter its nature of quality or contains any substance which not included in the registration;

(l) "package" means a box, bottle, gasket, tin, barrel, case, receptacle, sack, bag, wrapper, or other thing in which an insecticide is placed or packed;

(m) "premises" means any land, shop, stall or place where any insecticide is sold or manufactured or stored or used, and includes any vehicle carrying insecticides;

(n) "Prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;

(o) "registered", with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions, means registered under this Act;

(p) "sale", with its grammatical variations and cognate expression, means the sale of any insecticide whether for cash or on credit and whether by wholesale or retail, and includes an agreement for sale, an offer for sale, the exposing for sale or having in possession for sale of any insecticide and includes also an attempt to sell any such insecticide;

(q) "State Government", in relation to a Union territory, means the administrator thereof;

(r) "worker" means a person employed under a contract of service or apprentice- ship.

(1) The Central Government shall, as soon as may be, constitute a Board to be called the Central Insecticides Board to advise the Central Government and State Governments on technical matters arising out of administration of this Act and to carry out the other functions assigned to the Board by or under this Act.

(2) The matters on which the Board may advise under sub-section (1) shall indude matter relating to-

(a) the risk to human being or animals involved in the use of insecticides and the safety measures necessary to prevent such risk;

(b) the manufacture, sale, storage, transport and distribution of insecticides with a view to ensure safety to human beings or animals.

(3) The Board shall consist of the following members, namely :

(i) The Director-General of Health Services, ex afficio, who shall be Chairman;

(ii) The Drugs Controller, India, ex officio;

(iii) the Plant Protection Adviser to the Government of India, ex officio,

(iv) the Director of Storage and Inspection, Ministry of Food, Agricul- ture, Community Development and Co- operation (Department of Food) ex officio;

(v) the Chief Adviser of Factories, ex officio;

(vi) the Director, National Institute of Communicable Diseases, ex officio

(vii) the Director-General, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, ex officio;

(viii) the Director-General, Indian Council of Medical Research, ex officio; (ix) the Director, Zoological Survey of India, ex officio; (x) the Director-General, Indian Standards Institution, ex officio;

(xi) the Director-General of Shipping or, in his absence, the Deputy Director-General of Shipping, Ministry of Transport and Shipping ex officio;

(xii) the joint Director, Traffic (General), Ministry of Railways (Railway Board), ex officio;

(xiii) the Secretary, Central Committee for Food Standards, ex officio;

a[(xiii-) the Animal Husbandry Commissioner, Department of Agricul- ture, ex officio;

(xiii-b) the Joint Commissioner (Fisheries), Department of Agriculture, ex officio;

(xiii-c) the Deputy Inspector-General of Forests (Wild Life), Department of Agriculture ex officio;

(xiii-d) the Industrial Adviser (Chemicals), Directorate-General of Tech- nical Development, ex officio;]

(xiv) one person to represent the Ministry of Petroleum and Chemicals, to be nominated by the Central Government;

(xv) one pharmacologist to be nominated by the Central Government;

(xvi) one medical toxicologist to be nominated by the Central Govern- ment;

(xvii) one person who shall be in charge of the department dealing with public health in a State, to be nominated by the Central Government;

(xviii) two persons who shall be Directors of Agriculture in States, to be nominated by the Central Government;

(xix) four persons, one of whom shall be an export in industrial health and occupational hazards, to be nominated by the Central Government;

(xx) one person to represent the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, to be nominated by the Central Government;

4[(xxi) one ecologist to be nominated by the Central Government.)

(4) The persons nominated under Cls. (xvi) to5[(xxi)] inclusive, of sub-section (3) shall, unless their seats become vacant earlier by registration, death or otherwise, hold office for three years from the date of their nomination but shall be eligible for re-nomination: Provided that the persons nominated under Cls. (xvi) and (xvii) shall hold office only for so long as they hold the appointments by virtue of which their nominations were made.

6[(5) No act or proceeding of the Board, the Registration Committee or any committee appointed underSec. 6-, shall be called in question on the ground merely of the existence of any vacancy in, or any defect in the constitution of the Board, the Registration Committee or such committee, as the case may be.]

(1) The Central Government shall constitute a Registra- tion Committee consisting of a Chairman, and not more than five persons who shall be members of the Board (including the Drugs Controller, India and the Plant Protection Adviser to the Government of India)-

(i) to register insecticides after scrutinising their formulae and verifying

claims made by the importer or the manufacturer, as the case may be, as regards their efficacy and safety to human beings and animals; and

(ii) to perform such other functions as are assigned to it by or under this Act.

(2) Where the Chairman is not a member of the Board, his term of office and other conditions of service shall be such as may be determined by the Central Government.

(3) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), a member of the Registration Committee shall hold office for so long as he is a member of the Board.

(4) The Committee may also co-opt such number of experts and for such propose or period as it may deem it, but any expert so co-opted shall have no right to vote.

(5) Registration Committee shall regulate its own procedure and the conduct of the business to be transacted by it.

-The Board may appoint such committees as it deems fit and may appoint to them, persons who are not members of the Board to exercise such powers and perform such duties as may, subject to such conditions, if any, as the Board may impose, be delegated to them by the Board.

-The Board may, subject to the previous approval of the Central Government, make bye-laws for the purpose of regulation of its own procedure and the procedure of any committee thereof and the conduct of all business to be transacted by it or such committee.

-The Central Government shall-

(i) appoint a person to be the Secretary of the Board who shall also function as Secretary to the Registration committee; and

(ii) provide the Board and the Registration Committee with such technical and other staff as the Central Government considers necessary.

- (1) Any person desiring to import or manufacture any insecticide may apply to the Registration Committee for the registration of such insecti- cide and there shall be separate application for each such insecticide: Provided that any person engaged in the business of import or manufacture of any insecticide immediately before the commencement of this section shall make an application to the Registration Committee within a period of7[seventeen months] from the date of such commencement for the registration of any insecticide which he has been importing or manufacturing before that date:8[Provided further that where any person referred to in the preceding proviso fails to make an application under that proviso within the period specified therein, he may make such application at any time thereafter on payment of a penalty of one hundred rupees for every month or part thereof after the expiry of such period for the registration of each such insecticide.]

(2) Every application under sub-section (1) shall be made in such form and contain such particulars as may be prescribed.

(3) On receipt of any such application for the registration of an insecticide, the Com- mittee may, after such enquiry as it deems fit and after satisfying itself that the insecticide to which the application relates conforms to the claims made by the importer or by the manufacturer, as the case may be, as regards the efficacy of the insecticide and its safety to human beings and animals, register3 [on such conditions as may be specified by it] and on payment of such fee as may be prescribed, the insecticide, allot a registration number thereto and issue a certificate of

10[(3-A) In the case of applications received by it prior to the 31st day of March, 1975, notwithstanding the expiry of the period specified in subsection (3) for disposal of such applications, it shall be lawful and shall be deemed always to have been lawful for the Registration Committee to dispose of such applications at any time after sush expiry but within a period of one year form the commencement of the Insecticides (Amendment) Act, 1977 (24 of 1977): Provided that nothing contained in this sub-section shall be deemed to make any contravention before the commencement of the Insecticides (Amendment) Act, 1977 (24 of 1977), of a condition of a certificate of registration granted before such commencement, an offence punishable under this Act.

(3-B) Where the Registration Committee is of opinion that the insecticide is being introduced for the first time in India, it may, pending nay enquiry, register it provisionally for a period of two years on such conditions as may be specified by it.

(3-C) The Registration Committee may, having regard to the efficacy of

(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in this section, where an insecticide has been registered on the application of any person, any other person desiring to import or manufac- ture the insecticide or engaged in the business of, import or manufacture thereof shall on application and on payment of prescribed fee be allotted a registration number and granted a certificate of registration in respect thereof on the same conditions on which the insecticide was originally registered.

-Any person aggrieved by a re- cession of the Registration Committee underSec. 9-may, within a period of thirty days from the date on which the decision is communicated to him appeal in the prescribed manner and on payment of the prescribed fee to the Central Government whose decision thereon shall be final: Provided that the Central Government may entertain an appeal after the expiry of the said period, if it is satisfied that the appellant was prevented by sufficient cause from filing the appeal in time.

-The Central Government may, at any time, call for the record relating to any case in which the Registration Committee has given a decision underSec. 9-for the purpose of satisfying itself as to the legality or propriety of any such decision and may pass any such order in relation thereto as it thinks fit : Provided that no such order shall be passed after the expiry of one year from the date of the decision: Provided further that the Central Government shall not pass any order prejudicial to any person unless that person has had a reasonable opportunity of showing cause against the proposed order.

-The State Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, appoint such persons as it thinks fit to be licensing officers for the purposes of this Act and define the areas in respect of which they shall exercise jurisdiction.

- (1) Any person desiring to manufacture or to sell, stock or exhibit for sale or distribute any insecticide,11[or to undertake commercial pest control operations with the use of any insecticide) may make an application to the licensing officer for the grant of a licence : Provided that any person engaged in the business of manufacturing or selling, stocking or exhibiting for sale or distributing any insecticide immediately before the commencement of this section shall make an application to the licensing officer for the grant of a licence within a period of12[seventeen months] from the date of such commencement:

13[Provided further that any person engaged in the commercial pest control operations immediately before the commencement of the Insecticides (Amendment) Act, 1977 (24 of 1977), shall make an applicaticn to the licensing officer for the grant of a licence within a period of six months from the commencement of the said Act.]

(2) Every application under sub-section (1) shall be made in such form and shall contain such particulars as may be prescribed.

(3) On receipt of any such application for the grant of a licence, the licensing officer may grant a licence in such form, on such conditions and on payment of such fee as may be prescribed.

(4) A licence granted under this section shall be valid for the period specified therein and may be renewed from time to time for such period and on payment of such fee as may be prescribed: Provided that where a licence has been granted to any person who has made an application under3[the first proviso or, as the case may be the second proviso] to subsection (1), that licence shall be deemed to be cancelled in relation to any insecticide the application for registration whereof has been refused or the registration whereof has been cancelled, under this Act, with effect from the date on which such refusal or cancellation is notified in official Gazette.

5[(5) In prescribed fees for the grant or renewal of licences under this section, different fees may be prescribed for the sale or distribution of insecticides for purposes of domestic use and for other purposes.]

- (1) If the licensing officer is satisfied, either on a reference made to him in this behalf or otherwise,that--

(a) the licence granted underSec. 13-has been granted because of misrepresenta- tion as to an essential fact; or

(b) the holder of a licence has failed to comply with the conditions subject to which the licence was granted or has contravened any of the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder, then, without prejudice to any other penally to which the holder of the licence may be liable under this Act, the

licensing officer may, after giving the holder of the licence an opportunity of showing cause, revoke or suspend the licence.

(2).Subject to any rules that maybe made in this behalf, the licensing officer may alsc vary or amend a licence granted underSec.

- (1) Any person aggrieved b) a decision of licensing officer underSec. 13-[except under the proviso to sub-section (4)] orSec. 14-may, within a period of thirty days from the date on which the decision is communi- cated to him, appeal to such authority in such manner and on payment of such fees as may be prescribed:Provided that the appellate authority may entertain an appeal after the expiry of the said period if it is satisfied that the appellant was prevented by sufficient cause for filing the appeal in time.

(2) On receipt of an appeal under sub-section (1), the appellate authority shall, after giving the appellant an opportunity of showing cause, dispose of the appeal ordinarily within a period of six months and the decision of the appellant authority shall be final.

-The Central Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, establish a Central Insecticides Laboratory under the control of Director to be appointed by the Central Government to carry out the functions entrusted to it by or under this Act: Provided that if the Central Government so directs by a notification in the official Gazette, the functions of the Central Insecticides Laboratory shall, to such extent as may be specified in the notification, be carried out at any such institution as may be specified therein and thereupon the functions of the Director of the Central Insecticides Laboratory shall to the extent so specified, be exercised by the head of the institution.

- (1) No person shall, himself or by any person on his behalf, import or manufacture-

(a) any misbranded insecticide;

(b) any insecticide the sale, distribution or use of which is for the time being prohibited underSec. 27-;

(c) any insecticide except in accordance with the conditions on which it was registered;

(d) any insecticide in contravention of any other provision of this Act or of any rule made thereunder;

Provided that any person who has applied for registration of an insecticide15 [under any of the provisos] to sub-section (1) of Sec. 9-may continue to import or manufacture any such insecticide any such insecticide shall not be deemed to be a misbranded insecticide within the meaning of sub-section (vi) or subclause (vii) or sub-clause (viii) of Cl. (k) of Sec. 3-, until he has been informed by the Registration Committee of its decision to refuse to register the said insecticide.

(2) No person shall, himself or by any person on his behalf; manufacture any insecticide except under, and in accordance with the conditions of, a licence issued for such purpose under this Act.

- (l)No person shall, himself or by any person on his behalf, sell, stock or exhibit for sale, distribute16[transport, use, or cause to be used] by any worker-

(a) any insecticide which is not registered under this Act;

(b) any insecticide, the sale, distribution or use of which is for the time being prohibited underSec. 27-;

(c) any insecticide in contravention of any other provision of this Act or of any rule made thereunder.

(2) No person shall, himself or by any person on his behalf, sell, stock or exhibit for sale or distribute17[or use for commercial pest control operations] any insecticide except under, and in accordance with the conditions of, a licence issued for such purpose under this Act.

-The Central Government or a State Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, appoint persons in such number as it thinks fit and possessing such technical and other qualifications as may be prescribed to be Insecticide Analysts for such areas and in respect of such insecticides or class of insecticides as may be specified in the notification: Provided that no person who has any financial interest in the manufacture, import or sale of any insecticide, shall be so appointed.

(1) The Central Government or a State Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, appoint persons in such number as it thinks fit and possessing such technical and other qualifications as may be prescribed to be Insecticide Inspectors for such areas as may be specified in the notification: Provided that any person who does not possess the required qualification may be so appointed only for the purposes of Cls. (a) and (d) of sub-section (1) of Sec. 21-; Provided further that no person who has any financial interest in the manufacture, import or sale of any insecticide shall be so appointed.

(2) Every Insecticide Inspector shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of Sec. 21 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860), and shall be officially subordinate to such authority as the Government appointing him may specify in this behalf.

(1) An Insecticide Inspector shall have power-

(a) to enter and search, at all reasonable times and with such assistance, if any, as he considers necessary, any premises in which he has reason to believe that an offence under this act or the rules made thereunder has been or is being or is about to be committed, or for the purpose of satisfying himself that the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder or the conditions of any certificate of registration or licence issued thereunder are being complied with;

(b) to require the production of, and to inspect, examine and made copies of, or take extracts from, registers, records or other documents kept by a manufacturer, distributor, carrier, dealer or any other person in pursuance of the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder and seize the same, if he has reason to believe that all or any of them may furnish evidence of the commission of an offence punishable under this Act or the rules made thereunder ;

(c) to make such examination and inquiry as he thinks fit in order to ascertain whether the provisions this Act or the rules made thereunder are being complied with and for that purpose stop any vehicle;

(d) to stop the distribution, sale or sue of an insecticide which he has reason to believe is being distributed, sold or used in contravention of the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder, for a specified period not exceeding20"Thirty" days, or unless the alleged contravention is such that the defect may be removed by the possessor of the insecticide, seize the stock of such insecticide;

(e) to take samples of any insecticide and send such samples for analysis to tine Insecticide Analyst for test in the prescribed manner; and

(f) to exercise such other powers as may be necessary for carrying out the purposes of this Act or the rules made thereunder.

19[(2) The provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), shall, as far as may be, apply to any search or seizure under this Act as they apply to any search or seizure made under the authority of a warrant issued under Sec. 94of the said Code.]

(3) An Insecticide Inspector may exercise the powers of a police officer under21[Sec. 42 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974)], for the purpose of ascertaining the true name and residence of the person form whom a sample is taken or insecticide is seized.

(1) Where an Insecticide In- spector seizes any record, register or document under Cl. (b) sub-section (1) of Sec. 21-, he shall, as soon as may be, inform a Magistrate and take his orders as to the custody thereof.

(2) Where an Insecticide Inspector takes any action under Cl. (d) of subsection (1) of Sec. (a) he shall use all despatch in ascertaining whether or not the insecticide or its sale, distribution or use contravenes any of the provisions of Sec. 18-and if it is ascertained that the insecticide or its sale, distribution or sue does not so contravene, forthwith revoke the order passed under the said clause or, as the case may be, take such action as may be necessary for the return of the stock, seized;

(b) if he seizes the stock of the insecticide he shall, as soon as may be, inform a Magistrate and take his orders as to the custody thereof;

(c) without prejudice to the institution of any prosecution, if the alleged contra- vention be such that the defect may be remedied by the possessor of the insecticide, he shall, on being satisfied that the defect has been so remedied, forthwith revoke his order and in case where the Insecticide Inspector has seized the stock of insecticide, he shall, as soon as may be, inform a Magistrate and obtain his order as to the release thereof.

22"(3) Where an Insecticide Inspector takes any sample of an insecticide, he shall issue a receipt therefor stating therein that the fair price of such sample shall be tendered if the sample, after test or analysis is not found to be misbranded and the Insecticide Analyst has reported to that effect and on such price having been tendered may require a written acknowledgement therefor."

(4)23Where the Insecticide Inspector seizes the stock of any insecticide under Cl. (d) of sub-section (1) of Sec. 21-, he shall tender a receipt therefor in the prescribed form.

(5) Where an Insecticide Inspector takes a sample of an insecticide for the purpose of test or analysis, he shall intimate such purpose in writing in the prescribed form to the person from whom he takes it, and in the presence of such person unless he wilfully absents himself, shall divide the sample into the portions and effectively seal and suitably mark the same and permit such person to add his own seal and mark to all or any of the portions so sealed and marked: Provided that where the insecticide is made up in containers of small volume, instead of dividing a sample as aforesaid, the Insecticide Inspector may, and if the insecticide be such, that it is likely to deteriorate or be otherwise damaged by exposure shall take three of the said containers after suitably marking the same and, where necessary, sealing them.

(6) The Insecticide Inspector shall restore one portion of a sample so divided or one container, as the case may be, to the person from whom he takes it and shall retain the remainder and dispose of the same as follows :

(i) one portion or container, he shall forthwith send to the Insecticide Analyst for test or analysts; and

(ii) the second, he shall produce to the Court before which proceedings, if any, are instituted in respect of the insecticide.

Every person for the time being in charge of any premises where any insecticide is being manufactured or is kept for sale-or distribution shall, on being required by an Insecticide Inspector so to do, be legally bound to disclose to the Insecticide Inspector the place where the insecticide is being manufactured or is kept, as the case may be.

(1) The Insecticide Analyst to whom a sample of any insecticide has been submitted for test or analysis under sub- section (6) of Sec. 22-, shall, within a period of24"Thirty" days, deliver to the Insecticide Inspector submitting it a signed report in duplicate in the prescribed form.

(2) The Insecticide Inspector on receipt thereof shall deliver one copy of the report to the person form whom the sample was taken and shall retain the other copy for use in any prosecution in respect of the sample.

(3) Any document purporting to be a report signed by an Insecticide Analyst shall be evidence of facts stated therein, and such evidence shall be conclusive unless the person from whom the sample was taken has within twenty-eight days of the receipt of a copy of the report notified in writing the Insecticide Inspector or the Court before which any proceeding in respect of the sample are pending that he intends to adduce evidence in contravension of the report.

(4) Unless the sample has already been tested or analysed in the Central Insecticides Laboratory, where a person has under sub- section (3), notified his intention of adducing evidence in controversion of the Insecticide Analyst's report the Court may, of its own motion or in its discretion at the request either of the complainant or of the accused, cause the sample of the insecticide produced before the Magistrate under subsection (6) of Sec. 22-to be sent for test or analysis to the said laboratory,26"which shall, within a period of thirty days, make the test or analysis" and report in writing signed by, or under the authority of, the Director of the Central Insecticides Laboratory the result thereof, and such report shall be conclusive evidence of the facts stated therein.

(5) The cost of a test or analysis made by the Central Insecticides Laboratory under sub-section (4) shall be paid by the complainant or the accused as the Court shall direct.

(1) Where any person has been convicted under this Act for contravening any of the provisions of this Act or of the rules made thereunder, the stock of the insecticide in respect of which the contravention has been made shall be liable to confiscation.

(2) Without prejudice to the provisions contained in sub-section (1), where the Court is satisfied on the application of an Insecticide Inspector or otherwise and after such inquiry as may be necessary, that the insecticide is a misbranded insecticide, such insecticide shall be liable to confiscation.

The State Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, require any person or class of persons specified therein to report all occur- rence of poisoning (through the use or handling any insecticide) coming within his or their cognizance to such officer as may be specified in the said notification.

(1) If, on receipt of a report under Sec, 26 or otherwise, the Central Government or the State Government is of opinion, for reasons to be recorded in writing, that the use of any insecticide specified in27Cl. (e) of Sec. 3-or any specific batch thereof is likely to involve such risk to human beings or animals as to render it expedient or necessary to take immediate action then that Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, prohibit the sale, distribution or use of the insecticide or batch, in such area, to such extent and for such period (not exceeding sixty days) as may be specified in the notification pending investigation into the matter : Provided that where the investigation is not completed within the said period, the Central Government or the State Government, as the case may be, may extend it by such further period or periods not exceeding thirty days in the aggregate as it may specify in a like manner.

(2) If, as a result of its own investigation or on receipt of the report from the State Government and after consultation with the Registration Committee, the Central Government, is satisfied that the use of the said insecticide or batch is or is not likely to cause any such risk, it may pass such order (including an order refusing to register the insecticide or cancelling the certificate of registration, if any, granted in respect thereof) as it deems fit, depending on the circumstances of the case.

A refusal to register any insecticide or a cancellation of the certificate of registration of any insecticide shall be notified in the official Gazette and in such other manner as may be prescribed.

(1) Whoever,-

(a) imports, manufactures, sells, stocks or exhibits for sale or distributes any

insecticide deemed to be misbranded under sub-clause (i) or sub-clause (iii) or sub- clause (viii) of Cl. (k) of Sec. 3-; or

(b) imports or manufactures any insecticides without a certificate of registration; or

(c) manufactures, sells, stocks or exhibits for sale or distributes an insecticide without a licence; or

(d) sells or distributes an insecticide, in contravention of Sec. 27-; or

(e) cause an insecticide, the use of which has been prohibited under Sec. 27-, to be used by any worker; or

(f) obstructs an Insecticide Inspector in the exercise of his power of discharge of his duties under this Act or the rules made thereunder,28"shall be punishable" (i) for the first offence, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine which shall not be less than ten thousand rupees but which may extend to fifty thousand rupees, or with both; (ii) for the second and a subsequent offence, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine which shall not be less than fifteen thousand rupees but which may extend to seventy- five thousand rupees, or with both"

(2) Whoever uses an insecticide in contravention of any provision of this Act or any rule made thereunder shall be punishable with fine29"which shall not be less than five hundred rupees but which may extend to five thousand rupees, or imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with both"

(3) Whoever contravenes any of the other provisions of this Act or any rule made thereunder or any condition of certificate of registration or licence granted thereunder, shall be punishable-

(i) for the first offence, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to30"one year, or with fine which shall not be less than five thousand rupees but which may extend to twenty-five thousand rupees, or with both"

(ii) for the second and a subsequent offence, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to31"two years, or with fine which shall not be less than ten thousand rupees but which may extend to fifty thousand rupees, or with both".

(4) If any person convicted of an offence under this Act commits a like offence afterwards it shall be lawful for the Court before which the second or subsequent conviction takes place to cause the offender's name and place of residence, the offence and the penalty imposed to be published in such newspapers or in such other manner as the Court may direct.

(1) Save as hereinafter provided in this section, it shall be no defence in a prosecution under this Act to prove merely that the accused was ignorant of the nature of quality of the insecticide in respect of which the offence was committed or of the risk involved in the manufacture, sale or use of such insecticide or of the circumstances of its manufacture or import.

(2) For the purposes of Sec. 17-an insecticide shall not be deemed to be misbranded only by reason of the fact that-

(a) there has been added thereto some innocuous substance or ingredient because the same is required for the manufacture or the preparation of the insecticide as an article of commerce in a state fit for carriage or consumption, and not to increase the bulk, weight or measure of the insecticide or to conceal its inferior quality or other defect; or

(b) in the process of manufacture, preparation or conveyance some extraneous substance has unavoidably become intermixed with it.

(3) A person not being an importer or a manufacturer of an insecticide or his agent for the distribution thereof, shall not be liable for contravention of any provision of this Act, if he proves-

(a) that he acquired the insecticide from an importer or a duly licensed manufacturer, distributor or dealer thereof;

(b) that he did not know and could not, with reasonable diligence, have ascertained that the insecticide in any way contravened any provision of this Act; and

(c) that the insecticide, while in his possession, was properly stored and remained in the same state as when he acquired it.

(1) No prosecution for an offence under this Act shall be instituted except by, or with the written consent of, the State Government or a person authorized in this behalf by the State Government.

(2) No Court inferior to that of a25[Metropolitan Magistrate or a Judicial Magistrate of the First Class] shall try offence under this Act.

32(1) If the State Government is satisfied that it is necessary for the purpose of providing for speedy trial of offences under this Act in any district or metropolitan area, it may, by notification in the Official Gazette and after consultation with the High Court, notify one or more Courts of Judicial Magistrates of the first class, or, as the case may be. Metropolitan Magistrates, in such district or metropolitan area to be Special Courts for the purposes of this Act.

(2) Unless otherwise directed by the High Court, a court notified under sub-section (1) shall exercise jurisdiction only in respect of cases under this Act.

(3) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), the jurisdiction and powers of the presiding officer of court notified under sub-section (1) in any district or metropolitan area shall extend throughout the district or the metropolitan area, as the case may be.

(4) Subject to the foregoing provisions of this section, a court notified under sub- section (1) in any district or metropolitan area shall be deemed to be a court established under sub-section (1) of Section 11, or, as the case may be, sub-section (1) of Section 16 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974) and the provisions of that Code shall apply accordingly in relation to such courts.

Explanation."In this section, "High Court" has the same meaning as in clause (e) of Section 2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974).

[Magistrate's power to impose enhanced penalties] Rep. by Act 24 of 1977,Sec. 8-

(1) Whenever an offence under this Act has been committed by a company, every person who at the time the offence was committed was in charge of, or was responsible to the company for the conduct of the business of the company, as well as the company, shall be deemed to be guilty of the offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly : Provided that nothing contained in this sub-section shall render any such person liable to any punishment under this Act if he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or that he exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of such offence.

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), where an offence under this Act has been committed by a company and it is proved that the offence has been committed with the consent or connivance of, or is attributable to any neglect, on the part of, any director, manager, secretary or other officer of the company, such director, manager, secretary or there officer shall also be deemed to be guilty of that offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.

-The Central Government may give such direction to any State Government as may appear to the Central Government to be necessary for carrying into execution in the State any of the provisions of this Act or of any rule or order made thereunder.

-No prosecution, suit or other proceeding shall lie against the Government, or any officer of the Government, or the Board the Registration Committee or any Committee of the Board, for anything in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act.

(1) The Central Government may, after consultation with the Board and subject to the condition of previous publication, by notification in the official Gazette, make rules for the purposes of giving effect to the provisions of this Act: Provided that consultation with the Board may be dispensed with if the Central Government is of opinion that circumstances have arisen which render it necessary to make rules without such consultation, but in such a case the Board shall be consulted within six months of the making of the rules and the Central Government shall take into consideration any suggestion which the Board may make in relation to the amendment of the said rules.

(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may prescribe-

(a) the method of packing and labelling;

(b) the manner of registration of an insecticide;

(c) the functions of the Board and of the Registration Committee and the travel- ling and other allowance payable to members of the Board, the Registration Committee and any Committee of the Board;

(d) the places at which insecticides may be imported and prohibit their import at any other place;

(e) the form of application for registration of an insecticide and the particulars relating thereto;

(f)33[***] the fee payable in respect of the registration;

(g) the manner of appeal to the Central Government under Sec. 10-and fee payable therefor;

(h) the form of application for the grant of licence and the particulars relating thereto;

(i) the form of licence, the conditions attached thereto and the fee payable therefor;

(j) the period for which a licence may be renewed and the fee for such renewal;

(k) the circumstances in which a licence may be varied or amended under sub-section (2) of Sec. 14-;

(1) the functions of the Central Insecticides Laboratory;

(m) the qualifications, powers and duties of an Insecticide Analyst and an Insecticide Inspector;

(n) the manner of testing or analysing the samples of any insecticide and the fee payable therefor ;

(o) the form in which intimation shall be given by an Insecticide Inspector under sub-

section (5) of Sec. 22-to a person from whom a sample of an insecticide is taken for test or analysis;

(p) the form in which the Insecticide Analyst shall submit a report of his test or analysis to the Insecticide Inspector under sub-section (1) of Sec. 24-;

(q) the protective clothing and equipment to be used by workers during the manufacture,

formulation, transport, distribution and application of insecticides and other facilities to

be provided to keep themselves and things supplied to them free from any contamination;

(r) the use by the workers of any such protective clothing, equipment and other facilities;

(s) the precautions to be taken against poisoning through the use or handling of insecticides;

(t) the measures for detecting and investigating cases in which poisoning has occurred;

(u) the facilities to be provided for ensuring first-aid treatment;

(v) the instruction and training to be provided regarding the use of things supplied to the workers for ensuring their safety;

(w) the facilities for medical examination of workers engaged in the manufacture or

handling of insecticides;34[* * * * *]

(y) the equipment for, and method of application of, an insecticide and the disposal of surplus material, washing and containers, following application;

(z) the maintenance and inspection of records and returns;

(z-a) the restrictions on storage of insecticides during transport or, otherwise along with articles of food;

(z-b) the maximum proportion of any insecticide which may be added to, or contained in, any preparation for domestic use and the restrictions thereon;

(z-c) the manner in which refusal to register an insecticide or cancellation of certificate of registration thereof may be notified;

(z-d) the officer or authority to whom the Central Government may delegate any of the powers and functions conferred on it by this Act;

(z-e) any other matter which has to be, or may be prescribed.

(3) Every rule made by the Central Government under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each House of Parliament, while it is in session for total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session2 [or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid], both Houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both Houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule.

(1) The State Government may, after consultation with the Board and subject to the condition of previous publication, by notification in the official Gazette, make rules for the purpose of giving effect to the provisions of this Act and not inconsistent with the rules, if any, made by the Central Government.

(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for-

(a) the authority to which the manner in which, and the fee on payment of which, an appeal may be filed under Sec. 15-and the procedure to be followed by the appellate authority in disposing of the appeal;

(b) the delegation of any of the powers and functions conferred by this Act on the State Government to any officer or authority specified by that Government.

(1) Nothing in this Act shall apply to-

(a) the use of any insecticide by any person for his own household purposes or for kitchen, garden or in respect of any land under his cultivation;

(b) any substance specified or included in the schedule or many preparation containing any one or more such substances, if such substance or preparation is intended for purposes other than preventing, destroying, repelling or mitigating any insects, rodents, fungi, weeds and other forms of plant or animal life not useful to human beings.

(2) The Central Government may, by notification in the official Gazette. and subject to such conditions, if any, as it may specify therein, exempt from all or any of the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder, any educational, scientific or research organization engaged in carrying out experiments, with insecticides.

Footnotes:

Acrylonitrile Aldrine (1: 2:3:4: 10: 10 = Hexachloro-1 : 4: 4a; 5: 8; 8A-hexahydro-l :4 : 5 : 8-dimethanonaphthalene)[Allethrin and its stereo isomers] ally 1 homologue of Cinerin Aluminium Phosphide AmitonAntu (alpha-naphthyl thiourea) Armaite [2 (p-tert-butyphenoxy) isopropy11-2 chloroethyl sulphite] Barium Carbonate Barium Fluro Silicate BHC (Benzene Hexachloride (1,2,3,4, 5,6-hexachlorohexane) Bis-dimethylamino Flourophosphine Oxide Calcium Arsenate Calcuirn Cynide Captan (N-trichloromethy mercapto-4-cyclohexane),l, 2- discarboximide Carbaryl (l-naph- thy-N-methyl carbamate) Carbon Disulphide Carbaon Tetrachloride Chlorbenside (p-chlorobenzyl-p-chlorophenyl sulphide) Chlorobis ethyl amino triznine Chlordane (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,8-octachlore-2,3,3a, 4, 7,7a- Hexahydro-4,7-methanoinadance) Chlorobenzilate (Ethyl 4,4-dischaorben2ilate) Choloro-I.P.C. Chloropeicrin Chlorofenson (p-chlorophenyl-p-chlorobenzene slphonate) S-(p-chlorophenythio) methy-o-odiethyl phosphorodithioate (Trithion) C.I.P.C. [isopropyl-N (3-chlorophenyl) carbanmate] C.M.U. (Manuron) Copper Arsenate Copper Cynanide Copper napthanate Copper Sulphate Coumachlor [3-(a-acetonyl-4-chlorobenzyl-4-hydroxy coumarin)] Copper Oxychloride Cuprous Oxide Dalapon (Sodium 2,2,dichloropropionate) D-D Mlxture D.D.D. (Dichloro Diphenyl Dichloroethane) D.D.T. [a mixture of 1 1-trichloro-2-bis (p-chlorophenyl) ehtnae and 1-1, l-trichloro-2 (o-chloropheneyl-2 (p-chlorophenyl) ethane] D.D.V.P. (2,2-dichlorovinyl dimethyl phosphate) Demeton-O (0,0-diethyl-S [(2-ethylthio]-ethyl/Phosphorothioate) Demeton-O (S, O-diethyl-S [2-ethylshio]-ethyl) phosphorothioate) Diazinon (0,0-d ethyl-O [e-isopropyl-methyl-4-pyrimidinyl] phosphorothioate) Dibrom (1,2-dibromo, 2,2,2-dichloroethyl phosphate) Dichlorophenoxy acetic acid (2,4-D) Dieldrin (1:2:3:4:10; 10-hexachloro-6,7-epoxy-l ;4a: 5:6:7:8: 8a Octahydro-1 : 4 : 5 : 8-dimethanonaphthalene) Dimethoate (0,0-dimethyl-S (N-methylcarbamoyl methyl) phosphorodithioate) Dipterex (0, O-dimethyl-2,2,2-trichloro hydroxy ethyl phosphonate) D.N.O.C. (Dinitro-ortho-compund) (3 :5-dinitro-o-cresol) E.D.C.T. mixture (ethylene Dichloride Carbon Tetrachloride mixture) Ekatin Endrin (1,2,3,4,10- 10-hexachloro-6,7-epoxy-l, 4,4a, 5,6,7,8,8a Octahydro-1, 4-endo-endo 5-8dimethanonaphthalene) E.P.N. (O-ethyl-O-p nitriphenyl benzence thiopnosphonate) Ethyoxy ethyl mercury chloride Ethyl di-n-prophylthiolcarbamate (Eptam) Ethyl mercury phosphate Ethyl mercury chloride Ethylene dibromide Ethylene dichloride Fenson (Parchlorophenyl benzence sulphonate) Fenthion (3-methyl-4methyl thiophenyl phosphorothionate) Ferbam (Ferric Dimethyl dithion carbamate) Gusathion (0,0-dimethyl S (4-oxo-l, 2 3-benzotrizinyl-3-methyl phosphorothioate] Heptachlor (1,4,5,6,7, 8,8-heptachloro-4-7-methano-3a, 4, 7,7a-tetrahydorindene) HETP (Hexaethyl tetraphosphate) Hexachlorobenzene Hydrogen cyanide Hydrogen phosphide Lead arsenate Lime Sulphur (Calcium polysulphide, water-free sulphur, calcium thiosulphate mixture) Lindane (gamma, B.H.C.) Malathion S-(l, 2-Bis (ethoxycarboyl ethyl), O-dimethyl- phosphoro-dithioate) Maleichydrazide (1,2-dihydropyropyridazine 3,6-dione) Manenb Maganese ethylene bisdithiocarbamate) M.C.P.A.-(4-chloro-2 Methyl phenoxy acetic acid) Mercuric chloride Metaldehyde Metsystox Methoxychlor (1,1,l-trichloro-2,2-di-p-methoxyphenylethane) Methoxy ethyl mercury chloride Methyl bromide Methyl demeton (Dimeton-methyl and Dimeton-Methyl) Methyl Mercury Chloride Methyl Parathion (O,O-dimethyl-O-p-nitrophenolthiophosphate) Metox (Chlorsulphicide) Nabarn (disodium ethylene-1,2 bisdithiocarbamate) Nicotine ulphate Octa methyl pyrophosbhoramide Para-dichloro benzene Parathion (O,O-diethyl O-p-nitrophenylthhiophosphate) Paris Green (Copper Aceto Arsenite) Pentachloronitrobenzene (P.C.N.B.) Pentacholorophenol Phenyl mercury acetate Phenyl mercury chloride Phenyl mercury urea Phosdrine Phthaliinidomethyl-O-O-dimethyl phosphorodithioate (Imidan) Piperonyl butoxide (butyl carbityl) (6-propyl piperonyl) ether O Pival (2-Pivalyl-indine 1-3-dione) Potassium cyanide n-propyl ethyl-n-butyl thiocarbamate (Tillam) Phyrethrins (insectically active principles of Chrysanthemum cinerariae folium) Rotenone Ryania Sodium fluoroacetate Sodium cyanide Sodium Fluro Silicate Sulphur (Wettable or colloidal sulphur) Strychinine Sulphoxide (l,2-methylene-dioxy-4 (2-octylsulphinyl) propyl benzene) T.C.A. (tichlor acetic acid sodium and ammonium salts) Tedion (tetrachlor diphenyl sulphone) TEPP (tetraethyl Pyrophyosphate) Tetrachloro-p-benzoquinone Thanite Thiram [bis(dimethyl Thiocarbamyl) Disulphide] Tolyl mercury acetate Trichlorphon Triorthoresyl phosphate Thallium sulphate Thiometon Taxaphene (chlorinated camphne containing 67-69% chlorine) Trichlorophenoxy acetic acid (e, 4,5-T) Warfarin (3-a-acetonyl benzyl-4 hydroxy-coumarin) Zinc phosphide Zimet Zineb (Zinc ethylene bis-dithiocarbamate) Ziram (Zinc dimethyl dithiocarbamate) Zulate[Acrokin 2 Propenal or.Acrylaldehyde Actellic (Primiphosemethyl) ... 2-diethylanuno-6-methylpyrimidin-4- yl dimethyl phosphorothionate Afugon ... Diethyl methyl ethoxycarbonyl pyrazolopyrimidine-yl- phos- phorothionate Alachlor 2-Chloro-2, 6-diethyle-n- methoxymethyl)-acetanilideAldicarb ... 2-methyl-2-(methylthio) propional- dehyde-o-(methylcarbamoyl) oxime Amiditihion ... S-(N-2-methoxyethyl-Carlomoyl-met hyl) dimethyl phosphorothiolothionate Amitrole ... 3-Amino-l, 2,4-triazole Ammonium Sulphamate ... Ammonium Sulphamate Asulam ... Methyl-N (4-aminobenzenesulphonyl) carbamate Atrazine ... 2-Chloro-4-ethylamino-6-isopropylam ino-1,3,5-triazine Aureofungin ... Aureofungin Azinyhos-eithyl ... S-(3,4-dihydro-4oxobenzo-(d)-(l, 2,3)- triznine-3-yl-methyl) diethyl phos- phorothio-lothionate Barban ... 4-chloro-2-ynyl-3-chloriphenyl carba- mate Barium Polysulphide ... Barium Polysulphide Bassa ... O-Secondary-butyllphenylmethyl car- bamate BCPE (Chlorphenithel) ... 1, 1-bis (4-Chlorophenyl)-ethanol Benomyl ... Methyl-N-benzimida2ol-2-yl-N (buty- learbemoyal carbmate) Bensulide ... S (O,O-Di-isoproplyl phos-. phorodithionate) cester with N-(2- mercaptoethyl) benzene sulphenamide Binapacryl .... 2-(l-methyl-n-propyl)-4,6-dinitr ph- enyl- 2-methylcrobonate Bromacil ... 5-bromo-6-methyl-3-(l-methylpropyl) uracil Bromopyrazen ... 5-amino-4bromo-2-phenylpyridazin-3 one Bromoxynil ... 3,5 dibromo-4-hydroxybenzonitrile Brozone ... Methyl bromide and chloropicrin inpe- troleum solvent Buturon ... 3-(4-chlorophenyl) l--methy l-l (1- methyl prop-2-ynyl) urea Butylate ... S-ethyl-N, N-disobutylthiocarbamate Bux ... Mixture of m-(l-methyl butyl) phenylmethyl carbamate and m-(l- ethyl propyl phynyl) mthyl carbamate Cadmium based compounds ... (Cadmium chloride. Cadmium sul- phate, Cadmium succinate) Captafel ... N-O(l, 1, 2, 2-tetrachlorotheylthio) cyelohex-4-one-l, 2-diocarboxymide Carbefuran ... 2, 3-dihydro-2, 2-dimethyl-7- benezofurnayl methylcarbamate Carbophenothion ... s-((p-Chlorophenylthio)]-methyl- o, o- diethyl phosphordithiotate Carboxin (DCMO) ... 5,6-Dihydro-2-methyl-l, 4- oxathin-3- car boxanilide Chinomethionate ... 6-methyl-2-oxo-l,3-dithio(4,5-b)quin- oxaline Chloramben ... 3-amine-2,5-dichlorobenzonic acid Chlorobufam(BIPC) ... l-methyl-2-propynyl-m- chlorocar- banilate Chlorfenyinphos ... 2-chloro-l (2,4-dichlorophenyl)-Vinyl diethyolphosphate Chlorornequat Chloride ... (2-chloroethyl) trimethylammonium chloride Chloroneb ... 1,4-dichloro-2, S-dimethexybenzine Chloropropane ,,, Chloropropane Chloroxur-n ... N'-4-(-4 Chlorophenoxy) phenyl-N N- dimethyl-ureat Citicide ... Chlorinated turpene Citowett ." Alkylarylopolyglykelether Clonitralid .,. 5,2-dichloro-4-'nitro-salicylic-anilide- ethanolamine Copper Hydroxide - Copper Hydroxide . Coumafuryl ... 3-(a-Acetonylfurfuryl)-4-hydrocyceu- marin Coumaphos ... 3-Chloro-4-methyl-7-couinarinyl di- ethyl phosphorothionate Coumatetralyl ... 4-hydroxy-3(l, 2,3,4-tetraphydroil-na- phthyl) coumarin Coyden ... 3,5 dichloro, 2-6-dirnethyl-4-pyridinol CPAS ... 4-Chlorophenyl, 1, 2, 4, 5- trichlorophyny-lazosulphide Cyclomorph ... N-Cyclodedecyl-2, 6-dimethyl- morpholinacetate. Cycluren(OMU) ... N-Cycle-octyl-N-dimethyl-urea Cytrolane ... 2-(diethoxy phosphraylimino) 4- . methyl-l, 3-dithiolane Decerbofuran ... 2,3-dihydro-2-methylobenzofuren-7- yl-methyl carbamate Decazolin ... l-(alpha, alpha-dimethyl-beta- acetoxypropionyl-3-isopropyl-2, 4- dioxodeoa-hydro quinazaoline DEET ... N, N-diethyl-m-toluamide Dibromochloropropane ... l,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane ' Dicamba ... 3,6-dichloro-2-methyoxybenzoic acid Dichlorbenil ... 2,6-diclorobanzo nitrile Dichlofenthion ... 0-(2,4dichlorophenyl) O, O-diethyl phosphorothioate Dichlone ... 2,3-dichloro-l, 4-naphthoquinone Dicoloropropane ... 1,3-dichloropropane Dicloran ... 2,6-dichloro-4-nitroaniline Dicofol ... 2,2,2-trichloro-l, l-di-(4chlorophenyl) ethanol Dicrotophos ... Dimethyl phosphate ester with (E)-3- Hydorxy-N, N-dimethyl-ds- crotonam- ide dimethyl phosphate 2,4-DB . ... 4-(2,4-Dichlorophenoxy) butyric acid Difenphos (Abate) ... 0,0,0', O'-Tetrpmethyl O,O-thiodi-p- phenylene phosphorothioate Dikar ... A blend of Ditthane M-45 and Tech. Karathane Dimas (Alar) ... N-dimethylamino succinic acid Dinocap ... Mixture of 4 and 5 parts of 2,4-dinitro- 6-octophyanyl crotonates to 2 parts of the isomerof2,6dinitro-4-octylphenyl crotonates Dinoseb ... 2,4-dinitor-6-S-butylphenol Dinoseb acetate ... 2,4-dinitor-6-S-butyl phenol acotate Dioxathion ... S-S-1,4-dioxane-2,3-ylidene (bis, (o, o- diethyl) phos phosphorothiolo-thionae 2-diphenylacetyl 1,3-indanediene Diphenamid ... N N-dimethyl-2,2-diphenylacetamide Disulfoton ... diethyl S-l(2-2thylthio) ethyl) phos- phofothiolothionate Diuron ... N'-3,4-dicholorophenyl) NN-dimethyl- urea DMPA ... O-(2,4-dicholorphenyl) O'methyl N- isopropyD- phosphoroamidithicate Dodine ... Dodecylguanidine-monoacetate Dodomorph ... 4-Cyclododeeyl-2,6-dimethyl-morpho- line Drat (Cholorophacinone) ... (a-P Chlorphenyl-a-pheylacetyl) ind- ane-1,3-dione DSMA ... (Disodium methanearsonate) Dursban ... O, O-diethyl O-(3, 5, 6-trichloro-2 pyridyl) phosphorothioate Dusting Sulphur Ediphenphos ,.. O-ethyl-s, s-diphenyl-dithiophosphate Endosulfan ... 6,7,8,9, 10. 10-hexachloro-1,5, 5a,6,9, 9a hexahydro-6,9- methano-2,4 3-benzo (e)-dioxatheiepm-3-oxide Endothall ... 7-oxabicylo (2, 2, l)-heptane-2, 3- dicarboxylate EPTC ... S-ethyl-dipropylthiocarbamate Erbon ... 2-(2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy) methyl 2,2- dichloropionate Ethion ... Tetraethyl SS' methylene bis phos- pherothiolothionate Ethrel ... 2-chloroethanephosphonicacid Fenac ... Sodium 2,3,6-trichlorophenylacetate Fenazeflor ... Phenyl 5,6-dichloro-2triflouromethyl benzi midazole-1 carboxylate Fenitrothion ... dimethyl 3-methyl-4-nitrophenyl phos- phorothionate Fensulfothion ... diethyl 4-(methyl sulphinyl) phenyl phosphorothionate Fentinacetae ... triphenyltin acetate Fentin chloride .. triphenyltin chloroide Fentin hydroxide . triphenyltin hydroxide Folex ... SSS-Tributyl phosphorotrithioate Formethion ... S-(N-formethylcarbamoyl methyl) OO- dimethyl phosphorodithioate Fonofos(Dyfonate) .. O-ethol-s phenyl ethy phosphorodithio- ate Fujithion ... O,O-Dimethyl-s Parchlorophenyl phos- phorothis Gibberellins ... Gibberellic acid Herban ... 3-(5,3-a, 4,5,6, 7, 8, 8-a-hexahydro-4, 7-methanoindanyl)-l, 1-dimethyl urea Indole Acetic and Butyric Adds ... Indole AcetoicAcid,lndole Butyric add loxynil(Pantrol) ... 3,5-di-iodo-4-hydroxybenzenitrile Isobenzan ... 1,3,4,5,6,7,7,7-Octachloro, 1,3,3a, 4, 7' 7a-hexahydro- 4, 7, methanois olbenzofuran Isononuion ... N'(hexahydro-4,7,-methanoindan- l-yl- ) NN dimethyl urea Kitazin ... O-O-Di-isopropyl-s-Benzyle thiophos- phate Lenacil ... 3-cyclothexyl-5,6-trimethylenuracil Linuron ... N-(3,4-dichlorophenyl) N-methyoxy- N-methyl urea Lucel ... 5,6,7,8-tetrachloroquinexaline Machete(Butachlor) ... (2-chloro-2', 6',-diethyl-N- (BlitoxymethyD-acetanilide) M.C.P.B. ... 4 (4-Chloro-2-methylphenoxy) butyric acid Menazon ... S-(4-6diamino-l, 3, 5-triazin 2-yl methyl) dimethyl-phosphorothiolotion- ate Methamidophos ... O-S-dimethyleaster amide of thiophosphoric acid Metam Sodium ... N-methyidithiocarbamicacid Methomyl ... S-methyl N-(methyl carbamoyl) Oxy) thiocetimidate Methylmetiram ... Ammonium complex with Zn-(N' N 2-prophylenebis- N', - N'-Poly-1, 2-propylene- (ThiocarbarnoyD-di-sulphide Metiram ... Ammonium complex with Zn-N-N', N- r 2-Ethylenebis, dithiocarbamate) ad N'-N'-Poly-1, 2-propylene-bi (ThiocarbarnoyD-di-sulphide Metoxuron ... (3-chloro-4-methoxyphenyl)-N, N- demethyl urea Mevmphos ... 2-methoxy carbonyl-l-methyl vinyl dimethyl phosphate MIPCIN ... 2-incorpylphenyl-N-methyl carbamate Menap ... O-ethyl S, S-dipropyl phosphordithio- ate Molinate ... S-ethyl-N-hexaphydro-I H-azepin- utiliol-carbamate Monocrotophos ... 3-hydroxy-N-methyl-crotonamide dimethyl phosphate Monolinuron ... N-(4-chlorohenyl N-Methoxy-N- methyl urea MSMA ... Monosodium methaearsonate Neled ... 1, 2, dibromo-2, 2-dichloroethyl dimethyl phosphate Naphythylacetic acid ... Naphthylacetic acid and its derivations Naburon ... l-Butyl-3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-l- methyl urea NemafosThionoxim ... O, O-diethyl C-2 pyrazinyl phos- phorothioate Neopynamin ... 3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-phthalimidomcthyl clirysauthanate Nickel Chloride ... Nickel Chloride Nitrofen ... 2,4-dichlorophenyl 4-nitrophenyl ether Omethotae ... dimethyl 8-(N-methyl-carbamoyle methyl) phosphorothioate Orthane ... O, S-Dimethyl N-acetyl phospho- ramidothioate Oxapyrazon ... (5-bromo-l, 6-dihydro-6-oxo-l-phenyl- 4-pyrida2inyl Oxamicacid- compound with 2 dimethyl aminoethanol (1 & 1) Oxycarboxin(DCMCD) ... 5,6, dihydro-2-methyl-l,4-oxathin-3- carboxanilide 4,4-dioxide Paraquat ... l, l-dimethyl-4,4-bipyridyliumion Pebulate ... 1, Propyl-butyl-ethylthiocarbamate Phenthoate ... S-a ethoxycarbonylbanzyl-O, O- dimethyl phosphore rodithioate Phorate - diethyl S-(ethylthizmethyl) phos- phorothiolithiocate Phosalone ... S (6-chloro-2-oxabenzoxazolin-3y1 ) methyl-O, O-dietyl- phosphorodithio- ate Phosphamidon ... 2-chloro-2-diethylcar bamoyl-l-methyl vinyl dimethyl Phosphate Phosphorus paste ... Phosphorus paste Phosmet(lmidan) ... O, O-dimethyl-S-phtoballimide- methylphos-phorodithioate Phosvel (Leptophos) ... O-(2, 5, dichlori-4-bromophenyl) O- methyl phenylthiophosnurate) Phoxim ... Pheyniglyoxylonitrite Oxime O-O di- ethyl phosphorothioate Picloram ... 4-amino-3,5,6, tricholorophlocolinic acid Plictran ... Tricyclohexyl tinhydroxide derivatives Pronamide (Kerb) . ... 3, 5-dichloro-N (l,-dimethyl-2 pro- pynyl) bienzamide Propanil ... 3,4-dichloropropionanilide Propargite(0mite) ... Prop-2vnyl phenyoxy)-cycohexyl sul- phite Propineb - zinc Propylenelidi thiocarthuenmete (Polymeric) Propoxur ... O-lsopropoxyphenylmethyl carbamate Pryanchlor ... O-N-butyn (1) y; Choloroacetanilide Pyracarbolid ... 2-methyl-5,6-dihydro-4-H-pyran-3-car- boxylicanilde Pyrazan (PCA) ... 5-amino-4-chloro-2-pheynyl-3-pyrida zone Quinalphos ... O,O-diethyl quinozalin-2-yl phos- phorothioate Rabicide ... 4,5,6,7,-tetrachloropthalide Ro-Neet ... S-ethyl N-ethyl-N-cyclothexyl- thiocarbamate Ronnel ... O,O-Dimethyl (O-2,4,5-trichlorop- henyl) phosphorothioate S-421 ... Octachloodipropyl ether Sdex ... 3, -(3.5-dichlorophenyl)-5,5-demethyl oxazolidinedione 2,4 Simazine ... 2-Chlor?4,6-bis (ethylamino)a-triazme Sindone A - 1, 1, -dimethyl-4,6-di-isoporpyl-in- deanyl ethyl ketone Sindone B ... 1, 1, -trimethyl 4, 6-di-isopropyl-5-in- dany ethyl ketone Sirmate ... 3,4-and 2, 3-Dichrobenzyl N-methyl carbamate Swep ... methyl 3,4 dichlorocrbanilate Tar Acid ... Complex phenolic compounds or tar oil or creosotes Travron G ... 2,2,2-tricholorethyl streyrene Teenazene ... 1,2,4,5-terachloro-3-nitrobenzenes Terbacil ... 3-t-butyl-5 chloro-methyluracil Tctrachlorvinphos(Gardona) ... 2-chloro-l-(2-,4,4-trichloorphenyl) vinyl dimethyl phosphate Tetram ... O, O-Diethyl S-2-diethylamino ethyl phosphorothioate hydrogen oxalate 2,4,5-TB ... 4-(2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxy)-butyric acid Thiadiazinthion (Terracur) ... 5-Carboxymathyl-methyl-2 H-l, 3, 5 thiadia- zin 2 thione Thiophanate-M ... 1, 2-di-(3-mathoxy-carbonyl-2 thiouried) benzene Tranid ... exo-3-chloro-endo-6-cyano-2 norboranan (Ene-l-Methyl-carbamoyl) oxime Triallate ... S-2,2,3-Trichloroallyl dis-lopropylthic- carbamate Tridemorph ... 2,6-aimethyl-4-tridecylmorpholone Tunic ... 2, (3, U-dichlorophenyl)-4-Methyl 1m 2, 4-oxadizo-linine-3,5 dione Udonkor ... N-(beta-cyanothyl) monochloroacetam- ide Vamidothion ... O, O-dimethyl-s-2-1, methyl-.18-car- bamoyl ethylthio ethyl) phosphorothio- ate Vegetta ... Ethylenethiuram monosulphide Vomalate ... S-propyl NN-diprophyl thiocarbamate Zectran ... 4-dimethylaiftino-3, 5-xylyl-N- methylcar-bamate Basagram ... 3-lsopropyl-NN-2,3-benzoathiadixin4- (3H)-one, 2-2-dioxide Basalin ... N-2-chloressthyl) N-propyl-trifhcoro 2, 6, dinitro-p-touittdine Bavistin ... 2-(methoxy-carbamoyl)-benzimidazole Campogram M ... 2,5-dimethyl furan 3^:arbonic acid ani- lide and 320 gmsog (Zinc) Trifluralin ... 2,6-dinitro-NN-dipropyl-4-trifouro- methyl aniline Flumeturon ... N-(3-trifluro-methylphenyl)-N'N'-di methyl urea Metabromuron ... N-(P-brmophenyl)-N'-methyl-N-meth exy urea Mancozeb ... Zinc-Managanese ethylene-bis- dithiocarba-mate][Methabezthiazuron ... 1,3-Dimethyl-3 (2, benzothiozolyl)-[Streptomycin Tetracyclines Terbuteryne ... 2-tert, butylamino 4-ethylamino-6- methylthio, S-triazine) Glysophosate ... [N-(Phosphonomethyl)glycine] present as isoprophylamine salt][Bacilus species] ... S-(4-chlorobenzyl)-N, N-diethylthiol carbamate[Benthicarb Cypermethrin ... L-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl-2, 2- dimethyl-3-(2-dichlorovinyl) cyclopro- pane carboxylate Decamethrin ... (S)-L-cyano-m-phenoxybenzyl (IR-3R)- 3-(2, 2-dibromovinyl) dimethyl cycio- propane carboxylate Fenvalerate ... X-cyano-m-phynoxybenzyD-x-isopro pyl-p chlorophynel-acetate Permethrin ... 3-phenoxy benzyl +(cis-trans-3-(2,2- dischloryinyl) 2,2,. dimethyl-cyclopro- pane carboxylate. Tetrachloroisophthalonitrile ... 1,2,4 Trichloro-3,5-dinitrobenzene.][Bromophos ... O-(4 Bromo 2,51 dichlorophenyl) OO- dimethyl phosphorothioate Bromobhes ethyl ... O-(4 Bromo 2,5-dichlorophenyl)00-di- ethyl phosphorothioate Cartap ... 1,3-di (carliamolythio) 2-dimethyl-l- aminopropane Dichlorophen (Antiphen) ... 5, 5-dichloro 2, 2, dihydroxy diphenyl methane Dinobuton ... lsopropyl-2 (1-methyl-n-propyl) 4,6- dinitro phenyl carbonate Dithianon ... 2,3-dicyano-l,4-dithia-antharquin-one Ethyl formate ... Thiyl formate Fenfuram ... 2-methyl-furan-3 carboxanilide Glyphosine ... N, N-bis (Phosphonomethyl) glydne Guazatine ... 1,17-diguanidino-9-azahepta decane Isofanphos ... O-ethyl-0-(2-isopropoxy-carbonyl) phe- nyl isopropyl phosphoramidothioate Isoproturon ... N-, n-dimethyl-N-4-isopropyl phenyl urea Magnesium phosphide ... Magnesium phosphide Matribuzin ... 4-amino-6-tort, butyl-3 (methyl thio, 1, 2,4 triazine-5(4 H) one Triadimefon ... l-(4-chlorophenoxy)-3-dimethyl-l-ll H-l, 2,4-tridzon-l-yl)-2 butanone Triforine ... 1, 4-di (2,2, 2-trichloro-l-formami doethyl) piperazine Vacor ... N-3 pyridyl methyl-N-p-nitorphenyl urea][Amitraz ... 2-methyl-l, 3-di-(2-4-xyly-limino) 2- azapropane. Bendiocarb ... 2,2-dimethylbenzo-l, 3-dioxol 4-yl methyl carbamatc. Benzoylpropethyl ... ethyl N-benzoul-N-(3,4-dichloroph- enyl) DL alaninate. Cyanazine ... 2-(4-chtoro-6-ethylamino-l, 3, S-triazin- 2-ylamino)-2- methyl propionitrile, Etrirnofos ... O-(6-ethhoxy-2-ethyl-4-pyrimidinyl)O, O-dimethyl phosphorothioate. Glyodin ... 2-heptadecyl-3, 4-dihydro-l H-im- idazolyl acetate. Oxadiazon ... 3-(2,4-dichloro-5-(l-methylethoxy) phenyl)-5-(l, I- demethylethyl)-l, 3, 4- oxadiazol-2 (3H)-one. Oxyfluorfen ... 2-Choloro-l-(3-ethoxy-4-nitrophinoxyl -4-triftuormethyl) benzene. Propetamphos ... (E)-0-2, isopropoxycarbonyl-1-methyl vinyl-O-methyl ethyl phos- phoramidothiote. Sdiliroside ... 3-B, 6B-6-acetyloxy-3-(B-D-gluco- pyranosylozy) 8, 14- dihydroxy bufa-1- 20,22, trienolide. Thiocyclam(hydrogenoxalate) ... N, N-dimethyl-l, 2,3-trithian-5-amine hydrogenoxalate. Viclozolin ... 3-(3, 5-dichlorophenyl)-5-ethenyl-5- methyl-2, 4- oxazolidinedionc. Benodanil ... 2-lodo-N-phenylbenzamide. Diclofopmethyl 2-(4-(2, 4-dichiorophenoxy) phenoxy)- propanole acid. Metalaxyl ... methyl-(2-methoxyacetyl)-N-(2, 6- xylyD-DL-alaninate. Pendimethalin ... N-(l-ethyl propyl)-3, 4-dimethyl 2,6- dinitrobenzeneamin. Fosethyl aluminium ... Aluminium tris (ethyl-phosphonate) Thiabendazole ... 2(4-Thiazoloyl)-benzimidazole. Butrizol ... 4-n-butyl-4H-l, 24-triazole. TCMTB ... 2-(Thiocyanomethyl-thio) ben- zothiazole. Bromadiolone ... 3, 3, 4-bromol l-biphenyl-4, Y-3 hydroxy-l-phenyl propyl-4 nydroxy-2 H-l-benzopyran-2 one.)][Flucythrinate ... RS-Cyano-3-3Phnoxy Benzyle(s) 2-(4- diflumethoxy pehnyl)- methylbutyrate Trazophos ... O,O-diethylo-l-phenyl-l,2,4 triazol-3- zylphdsphorothioate Diflbenzuron .,. l(4-chlorophenyl)-3 (2), 6-dif- luorobenzovel) urea Bitertanol ... B-l(l, l-biphenyl)-4 yloxy)-L, (1, 1 dimethyl ethyl)l-l 1,2- triazole-l-ethmol Sethooreydion ... 2, l (ethoxyimine) butyl-5 (2- ethylthiopropy)-3-hydroxy' 2- cyclohexen-1 oneBrodifacum ... 3-(3-(4-brornobiphenyl-4-yl)-l, 2,3,4, tetrahydro l-naphtyl) 4- hydroxy- caumarin Methoprene ... Isopropyl (2E, 4E) ll-Methoxy-3,7-11 trimethyl-2,4- dodecadienotate.][Isoprothiolane ... Diesopropyl-l, 3-dithiolan-2yl-iden- malenate Carbosulfan ... 2,3-dihydry-2,2-dimethyl-7-benzof- uranyl [dibutylamine thio] methyl car- bamate Prwhioraz ... N-propyl-N-[2-(2, 4, 6, trichloro- phenoxy) ethyl]. imidaxole-1- car- bozamide Methacrifos ... O-2methoxycarbonylpropl-enyl-O,O, dimethyl-phosphorothioate Chlortoluron ... 3(3-chloro-p-tolyl-l,l-dimethyl]urea Probenazole ... 3-allyloxy 1,2-benzolsothiazol-l, 1-di- oxide[Tau Fluvalinate] ... (RS)-d-cyano-3phynoxybenzyl(R)-2(2)- Chloro-4-trifluoromethyl- aniline)-3- methylbutanoate , DEPA ... M-diethyl-phenylacetamide Fenpropathrin ... -d Cyano-3 Phenoxybenzyl-2, 2, 3 3- tetramethyl-l-cycloropane- Carboxyl- ate . Phenothrin ... 3 phenoxybenzyl (IRS)-cis-trans- chrysanthemate Kasugamycin ... -15-amino-2-methyl-6-(2,3,4,5,6- pen- tahydroxy-cyclohexyl) tetrahydro- pyran-3-yl) amino-a-iminoacetic-acid Amidine Hydrazone ... Tetrahydro-5, 5-dimethyl 2 (1-H) pyrimidinone-3 4- (trifluoromethyl) phenyl] (l-(2-[4] trifluoromethyl) phe- nyl (ethyl- 2-properlylidene) hydrazone Anilofos ... S[N(4-chloro-phenyl)(N-isopropyl-car- bornoyl-methyl] O, O- dimethyl- dithiophosphate A herbal extract containing diallyl disulphide, Allyl propyl disulphide and Allyl isothiocyanate, diallyl disulphide, Allyl propyl disulphide and allyl isothiocyanate.] [Phenamiphos (Fenamiphos) ... Ethyl 4-methylthio-m-tolyl isopropylphosphoramidate Ametryne ... N-ethyl-N1 l-(methylethyl)-6- (methylthio)-l, 3, 5-triazine-2, 4- di- amine Prometryne ... N, N-lbis (l-methylethyl)(-6- (methylthio)-l, 3-5-triazine2,4- diamine Fluazifop ... RS:2-[4(5trifluoromethyl-2-pyridyloxy phenoxy), proppionic add.)[BORICACID ... Orthoboric acidBROMOPROPYLATE ... Isopropyl 4,4'dibromobenzilate RESMETHRIN ... S-benzyl-3-furylmethyl (IRS, 3RS, IRS, 3SR)-2-dimethyl-3- (2-methylprop-l- enyl) cyclopropanecarboxylate. AZAMETHIPHOS ... S-6 Chloro-2,3.dihydro-2-tixo-oxazole (4, 5-b) pyridine-3- ylmethyl C, O- dimethyl ph-phorohioate. METOLACHLOR ... 2-Chloro-6'-ethyl-N-(2-methoxyl-l-me thylethyl) acet-o- toluidide VALIDAMYCINA ... IL-1,3, 4/2, 6)-2, 3-dihydroxy-6- hydroxymethyl-4-(IS, 4R, 5S, 63)-4, 5,6- trihydroxy 3-hydroxy- methylcy- clohex-2-enylaminb) cyclohexy I-BD- gluco-pyroanoside HALOXYFOP METHYL ... - Methyl 2-(4) [3-chloro-5- (trifluoro- methyl-2-pyridinyl) t)xyl phenoxy) pro- panoate. PIMARICIN ... (8E, 14E, 16E, 18E, 20E) 1S, 3R 5S, 7S, 12R, 24R, 25S, 26R, - 22-(3-amino-3-6- dideoxy-B-D- mannopyrano-syloxy-1, 3,26- trihydroxy-12-methylo- 10-OxO-6, 11, 28-trioxatricyclo (22, 3-1- 05.7) oc- tacosa-8, 14, 16, 18, 20-pentaene-25-car- boxylic add. CYHALOTHRIN ... (RS) l-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl (Z)- (IRS, 3RS)- (2-choloro-3, 3- trifiuoropropenyD-2, 2-domethylcy- clopropane-carboxylate. CHOLECALCIREROL ... 9, 10-seochotesta-S, 7, 10 (10)-trein-3 betaol; activate 7-dehydrochole! terol. TOLCLOFOS, METHYL ... O-(2,6-dichloro-4-methyl-phenyl)O, O- dimethyl phosphorothioate. PIPEROPHOS ... S-2-methylpiperidinocarbonyl-methyl O,O-dipropylphos- phorodithicate. CHLORPYRIPHOS-METHYL ... O,O-demethyl O-3, 5, 6-Trichloro-2- Pyridylphosphoro- thioate.) G.S.R. 858 (E), dated 12th August, 19881 -In exercise of the powers conferred by sub- clause (ii) of Cl.(c) of Sec. 3 of the Insecticides Act, 1968 (46 of 1968), the Central Government, after consultation with the Central Insecticides Baord hereby includes the following sub- stances inteh Scheduel to the said Act, namely:- 1. Cypermethrin(SIR-Cis-and ... (IUPAC)(S)-alphacyano-3-phenoxybe R-IS-Cis-isomer) nzyl (IR, 3R)-(2, 2- dichlorivinyl-2, 2- (Alphamethrin) ... dimethyl 2-dimethyl cyclopropane Car- boxylate & (R)-alpha-cyano-3-phen- oxybenxyl (IS, 3S)-3-(2,2-dichlorvinyl)- 2,2-dimethyl cyclopropane carboxylate 2. Benfuracarb ... (IUPAC) Ethyl N-2,3-dihyldro-2,2- dimethyl benzofuron-7-yl oxycarbonyl (mehtyDaminothio-N-isopropyl-p-ala ninate 3. Cyphenothrin ... (IUPAC) (RS)-0-cyano-3-phenoxybe- nzyl (IR)-Cis, trans- chrysanthemate 4. Cyfluthrm ... (IUPAC) Cyano-(4-fluro-3-phenoxy- phenyl)-methyl-3-(2, 2- dichloroethe- nyl)-2, 2- diemthyl-cyclopropane car- boxylate5. Dimethazone ... (IUPAC) 2-(2-chlorophenyl) 4-4- dimethyl-S-isoxazolidinone) 6. Dienochlor ... (IUPAC) Perchloro-1, l-bicyclopenta-2, 4-dience 7. Ephofenprox ... 2-(4-ethrDxyphenyl)-2-methylpropyl-3 -phenoxybenzyl ether 8. Flocoumafen ... 4-hydroxy-3-(l, 2,3,4,-tetrahydro-3 (4- 4-trifluromelhyl benzyloxy) -(phenyl)- l-napthyl) coumarin) (mixture of Cis & trans isomers) 9. Fenarimol ... (IUPAC) ( )2,4-dichloro-a-(Pyrimidin- 5-yl) benzhydryl alcohol 10. Fluroxypyr ... (IUPAC) 4-amino-3,5-dichloro-6-fluro- 2-pyridyloxy acetic acid 11. Flufenoxuron ... l-(4-2-chloro-4-(trifluoro-methyl) phenoxy-2-flourophenyl) 3(2-6- dif- luorobenzoyl) urea 12. Filept ... (IUPAC) N-(trichloromethylthio) phthalimide 13. Clopyralid ... (IUPAC) 3,6-dichloropyridine-2-car- boxylic acid 14. Myglobutanil ... (IUPAC) 2rP-Chlorophenyl 2-(1H-1,2, 4-triazol-l-yl-methyl)hoxanertriale 15. Methedathion ... S-2,3-dihydro-5-methoxy-2-oxo-l, 3,4- thiadizol-3-yl-rnethyl 0-0 dimethyl phosphorodithioate 16. Oxadixyl ... (IUPAC) 2-methoxy-N-(2-oxo-l, 3-ox- azolidin-3 yl) acet-2,6- xylidide 17. Penconzoie ... (IUPAC) 1(2,4-dichloro-B-propylphen- ethyD-1 H-l, 2,4,-triazole 18. Pretilachlor ... (IUPAC) 2-chloro-2,6-diethyl-N(2-pro- poxy ethyl) acetanilide 19. Prallethrin ... RS-2-methyl-3-(2-propynyl) 4-ox- ocyclopent-2-enyl (IR)-cis, trans- chly- santhemat 20. Puridate ... (IUPAC) 6-chloro-3-phenyl pyridazine- 4-yl S-octvl thiocarbonate 21. Pyrooluilon ... (IUPAC) 1,2,5,6-tetrahydropyrrolo (3, 2,1-i-j) quinolon-4-one 22. Pyridaphenthion ... O,O-diethyl 2,3-dihydro-3-OXm-2- phenyl-6-pyridazinyl- phosphorothio- ate 23. Sulprofos ... (IUPAC) O-ethyl O-4 (methylthio) phe- nyl S-propyl phosphorodithioate 24. Sebuphos ... S, S-di-sec-butyl O-ethyl phos- phorodithioate 23. Thriadimenol ... (IPUAC) l-(4-chloro-phenoxy)-3,3- dimethyl-l-yl) butan-2-ol 26. Tricyclazole ... (IUPAC) 5-methyl-l, 2,4-triazole (3,4-b) (1,3) benzothiazole 27. Tridiphane ... (IUPAC) (RS)-2-(3, (IUPZC) (RS)-, (3, 5-dizhlor phenyl), 2-2,2,-,trichloroethyl oxirane G.S.R. 577 (E), dated 26th August, 1993.-In exercise of the powers conferred by sub- clause (ii) of Cl. (e) of Sec. 3 of the Insecticides Act, 1968 (46 of 1968) the Central Government after consultation with the Central Insecticides Board, hereby includes the following sub- stances in the .Schedule to the said Act, namely :- 1. Blasticidin'S' l-(4-amino-l, 2-dihydro-2-ox- opyrimidin-l-yll-4 (S)-3- arnino-5-(l- methylguanidino) valermido) 1,2,3,4- tetradeoxy-D-erythro-hex-2- enopyra- nuronci acid. 2. Difethialone ((Bromo-4'-(bipheny-l-l')-yl-4) 3 tetrahydro-1. 2, 3, 4-naphthyl- 1)3 hydroxy-4,2H-1 benzothio-pyranone-2. 3. Imazalil MAGNATE Allyl l-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-2-im- idazol-l-ylethyl ether. 4. Naproanilide 2-(2.napthyloxy) propionanilide. 5. Phenothiol S-ethyl (4-chloro-o-tolyloxy) thicacetate. 6. Terbufos S-[(l, 1-dimethylethyl) thio] methyl)-O, o-di-ethyl phosphorodithicate. or S-tert-butyl thiomethyl-O, O-diethyl Phosphorodithicate. 7. Butocarboxim 3-(methyl thio)-0-((methyl amino) car- bonyl) oxime-2 butanone. 8. Imidacloprid l-(6-Chloro-3-pyridinyl)-rnethyl)-N-ni troimidazol-idin-2- ylideneamine. 9. Piroxofop Propinyl 2-Propynyl (R)-2(4-(5-chloro-3-fliiroro- 2-pyridinyloxy-phenoxy- propionate. G.S.R. 730 (E), dated 30th October 1995.-In exercise of the powers conferred by sub- clause (ii) of Cl. (e) of Sec. 3 of the Insecticides Act, 1968 (46 of 1968), the Central Government, after consultation with the Central Insecticides Board, hereby includes the following sub- stances in the Schedule to the said Act, namely :- _____________________________________________________________________ "Common Name Chemical Name (1) (2) ____________________________________________________________________ AMIDOSULFURON 3-(4, 6 dimethoxyptrimidin 2-yl)-l-(N- methyl-N-methyl-sulphonyl- amino- sulphonyl) urea. BROMUCONAZOLE [(4-bromo 2-(2, 4-dichlorophenyl) tetrahydro-2-furanyl) methyl]-1H-1,2, 4-triazole. CLOFENTEZINE 3, 6-bis(2-chlorophyenyl)-l, 2, 4, 5- tetrazine. DIFENZOQUATMETHYLSULPHATE 1, 2-dimethyl 3, 5-diphenyl-pyrazol- ium-methyl sulphate. PIPRONIL ( ) 5-amino-l-(2,6 dichloro-fl, a, a, triHu p-tolyD-4-triluoro- methyl sulfinyl pyraorezole-3-Carbonitrile tetrazine. LACTOFN l-(Carboethoxy) ethyl 5-[-2-chloro-4- (trifluoro-methyl) phenoxy)-2-nitri- benzoate. PROPOOMOCARB HYDROCHLORIDE Propyl 3-(dimethylamine) Propylcarbo- mate hyd"ochloride. SILAFLUOFEN (4-Ethoxyphenyl) [3-(4-fluoro-3-phenoxy-phenyl)-pro Pyl].(d imethyl)-silane. TEBUCONAZOLE Alpha-tert-butyl-alpha^para- chteloro phenathyl)-1HO1, 2, 4- triazole-l-etha- nol. TRIFLUMIZOLE (E)-4 Chlora-a,a,a, -trifluore-N-(l-H-imidazol-l-yl) -2-prepoxyethylidone)-o-toluidine. ETHOXYSULFURON IUPAC : 3-(4, 6- dimethoxypyrimidin-2r yl)-l-thoxyphenoxysulfonyl)Urea.". G.S.R. 10 (E), dated 3rd January, 1996.-In exercise of the powers conferred by sub- clause (ii) of Cl. (e) of Sec. 3 of the Insecticides Act, 1968 (46 of 1968), the Central Government, after consultation with the Central Insecticides Board, hereby includes the following sub- stances in the Schedule to the said Act, namely:- Common Name Chemical Name 1 2 1. Abamectin (Vertimac) Mixture of a Avermectins(Abamectin: a mixture containing a minimum of 80% avermectin B, a (5-0-demethyl avennectinA,a) and a maximum of 20% avermectin B, b (5-O-demethyl-25-de- (1- Methyl propyl)-25-(l-methylethyl) avermectin A, a) 2. Ancymidol O(-Cyclopropyl-4-methoxy-(pyrimidi n-5-yl) benzyl alcohol 3. Bifenox Methyl-5- (2,4-dichlorophenoxy)-2- nitrobenzoate 4. Butralin N-Sec-butyl-4-tert-buty l-2, 6- dinitiroaniline 5. Chlorphonium chloride Tributyl (2,4-dichloro-benzyl) phospho- nium 6. Daminozide N-dimethylaminosuccinamic acid 7. Demeton-S-Methyl S-2-ethylthioethyl O, O-di-methylpho- sphorothioate (IUPAC) 8. Dichloroprop ( )-2- (2,4-dichlorophenoxy) Propionic acid (IUPAC) 9. Fludiexonil 4- (2,2-difluoro benzo (1,3) dioxol-4-yl), IH-pyrrole-3 -Carbonitrile 10. HP-ROPE ZZ/EZ-7, ll-Hexadecadien-l-YL Ace- tate Z-ll-Hexadccenal Z-9-Hexadecenal 11. HL-ROPE Z-ll-Hexadecenal Z-9-Hexadecenal 12. Z-II-HEXADECENAL Z-11-16AL+Z-11-16AC 13. Lufenuron (RS)-1-(2,5-dichloro-4-(l, 1,2,3,3,3, hexefluoropropoxy)- Phenyl)-3-(2,6-d if- luorobenzyD-Urea 14. Metamitron 4-Amino-4-5 dihydro-3-Methyl-6-phe- nyl-l,2,3-triazin-5-one (IUPAC)15.Dodemorph (Meltatox) 4-Cyclodedecyl-2,6-dimethyl-morpho- line-1, 16. Mopiquat chloride 1-dimethyl-piperidiniurn 17. Naproamide (RS)-N, N, diethyl-2-(A-Naphthyloxy) propionamide 18. Oxadiargyl 5-tert-butyl l-3-(2,4-dichloro-5- pro- pargyloxyphenyD-I, 3, 4 oxadiazol-2 (3H)- One (IUPAC) 19.Phenmedipham methyl 3-(3-methyl carbaniloyloxy) car- banilate (IUPAC) 20.Pyrnetrozine 6-rnethyl-4-[ (pyridin-3-yl methylene)- aminol-4, 5-dihydro-1-2, 4-triazin-3 (2H)-One 21. Propyzamide 3, 5-dichloro-N- (I, 1-dimethylp- ropynyl) benzamide (IUPAC) _ 22.PB-ROPEL ZZ/EZ-7, ll-Hexadecadien-l-YL-Ace- tate 23.Paclobutrazol (2RS, 3RS)-1- (4-Chlorophenyl-4, 4- dimethyl-2- (IH-1,2,4- triazol-l-yl) pen-tan-3-ol 24.Triacontanol I-triacontanol 25.Thiourea (Thiocarbamide) Thiourea 26.Triflumizole (E)-4-Chloro-a,a,a-trifluoro-N-[IH-im- idazol-l-yl)-2-propoxyethylidene-0-to- luidine (IUPAC). 27. Triticonazole (IRS)-(E)-5-[4-chlorophenyl) methy- lene]-2, 2-dimethyl-l- (IH-1, 2, 4- tri- azole-l-yl-rnethyl)cyclopentan-l-ol. 28. Uniconzole (E)-l-(RS)-l-(4-chlorophenyl)-4, 4- dimethyl 1-2- (IH-1, 2, 4-triazol-l- yl)pent-l-en-3-ol. S.0.378 (E), dated the 26th May, 1989'.-Whereas, with a view to reviewing the con- tinued use in India of pesticides that are either banned or restricted for use in other countries, the Government of India, had set up an Expert Committee. Now, therefore, after considering the recommendations of the said Expert Committee, and in consultation with the Registration Committee, set up under the Insecticides Act, 1968, * the Central Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on it, under sub-section (2) of Sec. 27 read with Sec. 28 of the Insecticides Act, 1968, hereby passes the following order: (1) The use of DDT in agriculture is hereby withdrawn. In very special circumstances warranting the use of DDT for plant protection work, the State or Central Government may purchase it directly from Messrs. Hindustan Insecticides Limited, to be used under expert Government supervision. (2) the use of DDT for the public health programme to 10,000 MTs per annum, except in case of any major outbreak of epidemic is hereby restricted. (3) The Central Government further orders that the registration certificates issued by the Registration Committee to various registrants under Sec. 9 :>f the said Act shall stand modified/ cancelled to give effect to this order.(4) It is also ordered that all the holders of the registration certificates for manufacture and import of DDT should return their registration certificate to the Secretary, Registration Committee, Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine and Storage, NH-IV Faridabad (Haryana) by the l5th June,1989. (5) However, non-endorsement/correction of the registration certificates will not be taken as permission/approval to operate upon original certificate of registration in contra- vention of the provisions of this order. (6) Certificates not submitted by the due date shall be deemed to have been cancelled. S.O. 569 (E), dated the 25th July, 19981 - Whereas the Government of India had set up an Export Committee with a view to reviewing the continued use in India of pesticides that are either banned or restricted for use in other countries. Now, therefore, after considering the recommendations of the said Expert Committee. and in consultation with the Registration Committee, set up under the Insecticides Act, 1968, the Central Government In exercise of the powers conferred on it, under sub-section (2) of Sec. 27 read with Sec. 28 of the Insecticides Act, 1968, hereby passes the following order: (1) Chlorobenzilate is hereby banned for use in agriculture. If required it can be imported by Government/Semi-Government Organisations and prepared folbex strips for making it available to the keepers for controlling mites of honeybees. (2) DibronioChloropropane (DBPC) is hereby banned and the registration certificates issued by the Registration Committee to various registration shall stand cancelled. (3) Toxaphene (Camphechlor) is hereby banned and the registration certificates issued by the Registration Committee to various registration shall be cancelled. (4) The use of Sodium Cyanide shall be restricted for fumigation of cotton bales by Plant Protection Adviser to the Government of India under expert supervision. (5) Penta-Chloro-Nitor-Benzene (PCNB) is hereby banned and the registration certifi- cates issued by the Registration Committee to various registrants shall stand cancelled. (6) Captafol shall be used only as seed dresser. Its use as foliar spray is hereby banned. (7) All the holders of the registration certificates for manufacture and import of these insecticides should return their registration certificates to the Secretary, Registration Com- mittee, Directorate of PP. Q&S, NH-IV Faridabad (Haryana) by the 31st July, 1989. (8) Non-endorsement or correction of the registration certificates will not be taken as permission or approval to operate upon original certificate of registration in contravention of the provisions of this order. (9) Certificates not submitted by the due date shall be deemed to have been cancelled. S.O. 507 (E), dated 8th June, 1995. -In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sec- tion (2) of Sec. 27 of the Insecticides Act, 1968 (46 of 1968), proposes to, pass the following orders, namely:- (i) the manufacture, import and use of Copper Acetoarsenite, Ethyl Mercury Chloride, Sodium Methane Arsonate (SMA), Calcium Cyanide and Menazon, shall be prohibited in India; (ii) the Registration Certificates issued by the Registration Committee to various persons under Sec. 9 of the said Act in respect of the said insecticides shall be deemed to have been cancelled and the validity of the manufacturing licences issued to them by the Licensing Officers shall stand expired. The proposed orders are hereby published for information of all holders of Certificates of Registration/Manufacturing Licences of the said insecticides and other persons likely tobe affected thereby, and notice is hereby given inviting their objections or suggestion if any in respect of the said orders which shall be taken into consideration for final notification or otherwise on or after the expiry of a period of 45 days from the date on which the copies of the Gazette in which this Notification is published are made available to the public; Any objections or suggestions which may be received with respect to the said orders before the expiry of the period specified above shall be duly considered by the Central Government; Objections or suggestions, if any, may be addressed to the Joint Secretary (Plant Protection), Ministry of Agriculture (Department of Agriculture and Cooperation) Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi-110001.

RULE 1 SHORT TITLE AND COMMENCEMENT

(1)These rules may be called the Insecticides Rules, 1971.

1[(2) They shall come into force on the 30th of October, 1971.]

RULE 2 DEFINITIONS

In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,-

(a) "Act" means the Insecticides Act, 1968 (46 of 1968);2[* * * *]

3[(c) "expiry date" means the date that is mentioned on the container, label or wrapper against the column date of expiry' ;]

4[(d) "form" means a form set out in the First Schedule; (e) "laboratory" means the Central Insecticides Laboratory;] (f) "schedule" means a schedule annexed to these rules;2[* * * *]

5[(h) "Peste" means any insects, rodents, fungi, weeds and other forms of plant or animal life not useful to human beings;]

6[(i) "primary package" means the immediate package containing the insecti- cides;

(j) "principal" means the importer or manufacturer of insecticides, as the case maybe;

(k) "registration" includes provisional registration;

(l)"rural area" means an area which falls outside the limits of any Municipal Corporation or Municipal Committee or a Notified Area Committee or a Cantonment;

(m) "Schedule" means a Schedule annexed to these rules ;

(n) "secondary package" means a package which is neither a primary package nor a transportation package;

(o) "section" means a section of the Act;

(p) "testing facility" means an operational unit where the experimental studies are being carried out or have been carried out in relation to submission of data on product quality or on safety or on efficacy, or an residues or on stability in storage of the insecticides for which an application for registration is made;

(q) "transportation package" means the outer most package used for transpor- tation of insecticides."]

8(r) 'Commercial Pest Control Operation' means any application or dispersion of lnsecticide(s) including fumigants in household or public or private premises or land and includes pest control operations in the field including aerial applications for commercial purposes but excludes private use;

(s) 'Pest Control Operator' means any person who undertakes pest control operations and includes the person or the firm or the company or the organisation under whose control such a person(s) is operating.

RULE 3 FUNCTIONS OF THE BOARD

-The Board shall, in addition to the functions assigned to it by the Act, carry out the following functions, namely:

(a) advise the Central Government on the manufacture of insecticides under the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951 (65 of 1951);

(b) specify the uses of the classification of insecticides on the basis of their toxicity as well as their being suitable for aerial application;

(c) advise tolerance limits for insecticides, residues and an establishment of minimum intervals between the application of insecticides and harvest in respect of various commodities;

(d) specify the shelf-life of insecticides;

(e) suggest colourisation, including colouring matter which may be mixed with concentrates of insecticides, particularly those of highly toxic nature;

(f) carry out such other functions as are supplemental, incidental or consequential to any of the functions conferred by the Act or these rules.

RULE 4 FUNCTIONS OF REGISTRATION COMMITTEE

-The Registration Committee shall, in addi- tion to the functions assigned to it by the Act, perform the following functions, namely :

(a) specify the precautions to be taken against poisoning through the use or handling of insecticides;

(b) carry out such other incidental or consequential matters necessary for carry- ing out the functions assigned to it under the Act or these rules.

RULE 5 FUNCTIONS OF LABORATOLY

-The functions of the Laboratory shall be as follows :

(a) to analyse such samples of insecticides sent to it under the Act by any officer or authority authorized by the Central or State Governments and submission of certificates of analysis to the concerned authority;

(b) to analyse samples of materials for insecticides residues under the provisions of the Act;

(c) to carry out such investigations as may be necessary for the purpose of ensuring the conditions of registration of insecticides;

(d) to determine the efficacy and toxicity of insecticides;

(e) to carry out such other functions as may be entrusted to it by the Central Government or by a State Government with the permission of the Central Government and after consultation with the Board.

RULE 6 MANNER OF REGISTRATION

- 7[(1)

Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee and the Licensing Officer.

(b) The Registration Committee may, if necessary direct inspection of the 'testing facility for establishing the authenticity of the data.]

9(2) An application form duly filled together with a bank draft, drawn in favourb of the Accounts Officers, Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine & Storage, payable at Faridabad towards registration fee shall be sent to the Secretary, Registration Committee, Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine & Storage, NH-IV, Faridabad - 121 001, Haryana. The fee shall be payable as follows :-

(i) rupees five thousand each in case of application for registration under Section 9(3) and 9(3-B) of the Insecticides Act, 1968;

(ii) rupees two thousand five hundred in case of application for registration under Section 9(4) of the Insecticides Act, 1968

8[(3) The registration fee payable shall be paid by a demand draft drawn on the State Bank of India, Faridabad, in favour of the Accounts Officer, Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine and Storage, Faridabad, Haryana.

(4) The certificate of registration shall be in Form II or Form II-A, as the case may be and shall be subject to such conditions as specified therein.]

RULE 6A ISSUE OF DUPLICATE CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION

10-A fee of rupees one hundred shall be paid in the form of demand draft drawn on the State Bank of India, Faridabad in favour of the Accounts Officer, Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine & Storage, Faridabad, Haryana for a duplicate copy of a Certificate of Registration if the original is defaced, damaged or lost

RULE 6B ADDITION, DELETION OR ALTERATION ON THE CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION INCLUDING LABELS AND LEAFLETS

11-A fee of rupees one hundred shall be paid in the form of demand draft drawn on the State Bank of India, Faridabad, in favour of the Accounts Officer, Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine and Storage, Faridabad, Haryana on each occasion for each Certificate of Registration for addition, deletion, alteration on the Certificate of Registration including labels and leaflets.

RULE 7 APPEAL

(1) An appeal against any decision of the Registration Committee under Sec. 9 shall be preferred in writing9[in Form II-B in duplicate] to the Central Government in the Department of Agriculture.

(2) The appeal shall be in writing and shall set out concisely and under distinct heads the grounds on which the appeal is preferred.

12(3) Every appeal shall be accompanied by a demand draft of rupees one thousand towards fee and a copy of the decision appealed against.

13(4) The fee payable for preferring an appeal shall be paid by a demand draft drawn on the State Bank of India, New Delhi in favour of the Pay and Accounts Officer, Department of Agriculture and Co-operation, New Delhi.

RULE 8 MANNER OF PUBLICATION OF REFUSAL TO REGISTER OR CANCELLATION OF THE CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION

-A refusal to register an insecticide or a cancellation of the certificate of registration of an insecticide shall also be published in any two English and Hindi newspapers which have circulation in a substantial part of India and in any of the journals published by the Department of Agriculture of the Government of India.

RULE 9 LICENCES TO MANUFACTURE INSECTICIDES

14(1) Application for the grant or renewal of a licence to manufacture any insecticide shall be made in Form III or Form IV, as the case may be, to the licensing officer and shall be accompanied by a fee of rupees two thousand for every insecticide and a maximum of rupees twenty thousand for all Insecticides for which the licence is applied for.

(2) If an insecticide is proposed to be manufactured at more than one place, separate applications shall be made and separate licences shall be issued in respect of every such place.

10[(3) A licence to manufacture insecticides shall be issued in Form V and shall be subject to the following conditions, namely :

(i) The licence and any certificate of renewal shall be kept on the approved premises and shall be produced for inspection at the request of an Insecticide Inspector appointed under the Act or any other officer or authority authorized by Hie licensing officer.

(ii) Any change in the expert staff named in the licence shall forthwith be reported to the licensing officer.

(iii) If the licensee wants to undertake during the currency of the licence to manufacture for sale of additional insecticides, he shall apply to the licensing officer for the necessary endorsement in the licence on payment of the prescribed fee for every category of insecticides.

(iv) An application for the renewal of a licence shall be made as laid down in rule 11.

(v) The licensee shall comply with the provisions of the Act and the rules made thereunder for the time being in force.]

18(vi) The Licensee shall obtain ISI Mark Certificate from Bureau of Indian Standards within three months of the commencement of the manufacture.

(vii) No Insecticides shall be sold or distributed without ISI Mark Certification.

11[(4) A licensing officer may, after giving reasonable opportunity of being heard, to the applicant, refuse to grant any licence.

(4-A) No licence to manufacture an insecticide shall be granted unless the licensing officer is satisfied that necessary plant and machinery, safety devices and first-aid facilities, etc., exist in the premises where the insecticide is proposed to be manufactured.]

15(5) A fee of rupees one hundred shall be paid for a duplicate copy of a licence issued under this rule, if the original is defaced, damaged or lost.

RULE 10 LICENCE FOR SALE, ETC., OF INSECTICIDES

(1) Applications for the grant or renewal of a licence to sell, stock or exhibit for sale or distribute insecticides shall be made in Form VI or Form VD, as the case may be, to the licensing officer and shall be accompanied by the fees specified in sub-rule (2).

16(2) The fee payable under sub-rule (1) for grant or renewal of a licence shall be rupees five hundred for every insecticide for which the licence is applied. There shall be a separate fee for each place, if any insecticide is sold, stocked or exhibited for sale at more than one place: Provided that the maximum fee payable in respect of insecticides commonly used for household purposes and registered as such shall be rupees seven thousand five hundred for every place: Provided further that, if the place of sale is established in the rural areas, the fee shall be one-fifth of the fee specified in this rule.

(3) If any insecticide is proposed to be sold or stocked for sale at more than one place, separate applications shall be made and separate licences shall be issued in respect of every such place,12[and for every insecticides.]

173A. Pest Control Operators-

(i) Any person who desires to undertake pest control operations, with the use of Aluminium Phosphide, Methyl bromide, Ethylene dibromide or as notified shall apply for a licence in Form VI-A with a fee of rupees one thousand for each place of operation. The licence granted for such operations shall be valid for a period of five years provided that the licence shall be renewed after verification or inspection at the expiry of this period on application in Form VI-B for a further period of five years with an application fee of rupees one thousand.

(ii) A licence to stock and use insecticides for pest control operators will be issued in Form VI-C.

(iii) Any person who applies for grant of licence for undertaking pest control operations should be at least a graduate in Agriculture or in Science with Chemistry as a subject with a certificate of minimum 15 days' training from any of the following Institutions - Central Food & Technological Research Institute, Mysore; Indian Grain Storage Institute, Hapur and National Plant Protection Training Institute, Hyderabad.

(iv) For undertaking fumigation, the pest control operators shall have to obtain special permission from the Plant Protection Adviser to the Government of India in addition to obtaining licence. The Plant Protection Adviser will grant such permission as per procedure or guidelines approved by the Registration Committee.

(v) The commercial pest control operators shall adhere to the prescribed guidelines or procedures as laid down by the Plant Protection Adviser to the Government of India in regard to the fumigation operations undertaken by them.

10[(4) A licence to sell, stock or exhibit for sale or distribute insecticides shall be issued in Form VIII and shall be subject to the following conditions namely:

(i) The licence shall be displayed, in a prominent place in the part of the premises open to the public.

(ii) The licencee shall comply with the provisions of the Act, and the rule made thereunder for the time being in force.]

14[(iii) Where the licensee wants to sell, stock or exhibit for sale or distribute any additional insecticides during the currency of the licence, he may apply

to the licensing officer for necessary endorsement on the licence on payment of fees specified in sub-rule (2).]

19(iv) if the licensing officer is satisfied that a particular Insecticide is harmful to human beings, animals or environment, he may after recording reasons and referring the Insecticide to the Insecticide Analyst, prohibit temporarily its sale for a period of thirty days or till he obtains the report of the Analyst, whichever is earlier.

15[(4-A)

20(i) Every person shall along with his application for grant or renewal of a licence to undertake operation or sell, stock or exhibit for sale or distribute Insecticides, file a certificate from the principal whom he represents or desires to represent in Form VI-D.

(ii) The certificate to be issued by the principal shall be addressed to the licensing officer of the concerned area and shall contain full particulars of the principal including their registration and manufacturing licence numbers, full name and address of the person proposed to be authorised and also the type of formulations to be used in commercial pest control operations, sold, stocked or exhibited, for sale or distribution.

(iii) In order to verify the genuineness or otherwise of the certificate, the principal shall send to the licensing officer of the State where he intends to sell his products an adequate number of copies of the specimen signature or the specimen signatures of the persons authorised in writing to issue the principal's certificate.

(iv) In case of suspension, revocation or cancellation of the certificate, the principal shall forthwith intimate the licensing officer having jurisdiction.]

14[(5) A licensing officer may, after giving a reasonable opportunity of being heard to the applicant refuse to grant any licence.]

21(6) A fee of rupees one hundred shall be payable for a duplicate copy of a licence issued under this rule if the original is defaced, damaged or lost.

RULE 10-A SEGREGATION AND DISPOSAL OF DATE- EXPIRED PESTICIDES

15[ (a) Immediately after the date of expiry all such stocks after being segregated and stamped 'not for sale' or 'not for use' or 'not for manufacture', as the case may be, shall be kept by the licensee in a separate place specially demarcated for the purpose with a declaration, date-expired insecticide, to be exhibited on the conspicuous part of the place.

21(b) All such stocks then shall be disposed of in an environment-friendly manner as may be specified from time to time by the Central Government in consultation with the Central Insecticides Board and shall not be used for remanufacture.

RULE 10-B SPECIAL PROVISION WITH REGARD TO SULPHUR

In regard to insecticide sulphur and its formulations, all licensees shall,- (a) observe all precautions to prevent its theft; (b) report any such theft to the nearest police authorities promptly; and

(c) maintain a separate register showing names and addresses of all the persons to whom it has been sold or distributed and the quantities to be sold or distributed.

RULE 10-C PROHIBITION AGAINST SALE OR STORAGE OF INSECTICIDES IN CERTAIN PLACES

-No person shall manufacture, store or expose for sale or permit the sale or storage of any insecticide in the same building where any articles consumable by human beings or animals are manufac- tured, stored or exposed for sale.

Explanation:-

Nothing contained in this rule will apply to the retail sales of household insecticides from the building wherefrom other articles consumable by human beings or animals are usually sold provided such household

insecticides have been registered as such and are packed and labelled in accordance with these rules.]

RULE 11 DURATION OF LICENCES

22[(a) Any licence issued or renewed under this chapter shall, unless sooner suspended or cancelled, be in force for a period of two calendar years: Provided that the licence to manufacture insecticides, if any, issued on the basis of provisional registration granted under sub-section (3-B) of Sec. 9, shall expire on the date of expiry of the provisional registration : Provided further that the licence granted by endorsement on the main licence under Cl. (iii) of sub-rule (8) of rule 9 or under Cl. (iii) of subrule (4) of rule 10 or under sub- rule (3) of rule 10-A shall expire or be renewable along with the main licence.

(b) An application for the renewal of a licence shall be made before its expiry and if such an application is made after the date of expiry but within three months from such date, a late fee of-

29(i) rupees five hundred for the first month or part thereof, rupees one thousand for the second month or part thereof and rupees one thousand and five hundred for the third month or part thereof, in case of licence to manufacture insecticides or to carry pest control operations;

(ii) rupees one hundred for the first month or part thereof, rupees two hundred for the second month or part thereof and rupees three hundred for the third month or part thereof, in case of any other licence shall be paid along with the application for renewal: Provided that where the main pest control operation unit or the place of sale is located in the rural areas, the late fee shall be one-fifth of the said late fee: Provided further that in case of

death or disability of the licensee, the Licensing Officer may after recording reasons in writing, exempt the applicant from payment of the late fee.

30(c) The licence shall continue to be in force until it is renewed or revoked. Where an appeal is preferred under Section 15, the licence shall continue to be revoked until disposal of appeal or as ordered by the appellate authority pending disposal of the appeal.

(d) A licensing officer may, after giving an opportunity of being heard, refuse to renew the licence24[for reasons to be recorded in writing].

RULE 12 CONDITIONS OF LICENCE

- 31[(a) Subject to conditions laid down in sub-rule (3) of rule 9 under subrule (4) of rule 10, a licence shall not be granted to any person under this chapter unless the licensing officer is satisfied that the premises in respect of which licence is to be granted are adequate and equipped with proper storage in respect of which the licence is granted.]

(b) In granting a licence, the licensing officer shall have regard, among other things to-

(i) the number of licences granted in the locality during any year; and

(ii) the occupation, trade or business carried on by the applicant-

RULE 13 VARYING OR AMENDING A LICENCE

(1) The licensing officer may either on an appli- cation made by the licensee or if he is satisfied that the conditions under which a licence ha been granted under this chapter have been changed that it is necessary so to do, vary or amend a licence, [after satisfying himself that the Registration Committee has amended the registration certificate and) after giving an opportunity of being heard to the person holding the licence.

RULE 14 TRANSFER OF LICENCE

- (1) The holder of a licence may, at any time, before the expiry of the licence, apply for permission to transfer the licence to any other person.

352. The application under sub-rule (1) shall be accompanied by a fee of rupees one hundred.

(3) The licensing officer may, after such inquiry as he thinks fit accord permission to transfer the licence and on such permission being given an endorsement to that effect shall be made in the licence.

(4) If the permission to transfer a licence is refused, the fee paid therefor shall be refunded to the applicant.

RULE 15 ISSUING CASH MEMO AND MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS

- (1) All sales of insecticides shall be made by a bill or cash memo in the form prescribed under any law.

(2) All sales of insecticides made to a licensed manufacturer (formulator or packer), stockist, distributor, dealer, retailer or to a bulk consumer shall be entered insecticide-wise, in a register in Form XIII and a state-wise monthly return of all sales to actual consumers shall be sent to the licensing officer, in Form XIV within 15 days from the close of the month.

(3) Every importer or manufacturer of insecticide shall maintain a stock register in Form XV for technical grade insecticides and in Form XVI for formulated insecticides.

(4) Without prejudice to the foregoing, the Central Government or the State Govern- ment or any other person authorised by it may, by notice in writing require any importer or manufacturer or any other person dealing in insecticides to furnish within the time specified in the notice, such information with respect of any insecticides or any batch thereof, including the particulars of all persons to whom it has been sold or distributed, as it may consider necessary.]

RULE 16 PROHIBITION OF SALE OR DISTRIBUTION UNLESS PACKED AND LABELLED

-No person shall stock or exhibit for sale or distribute36[or cause to be transported] any insecticide unless it is packed and labelled in accordance with the provisions of these rules.

RULE 17 PACKAGING OF INSECTICIDES

-( 1) Every package containing the insecticides shall be of a type approved by the Registration Committee.

(2) Before putting any insecticide into the primary package, every batch thereof shall be analysed as per the relevant specifications of the manufacture thereof, in accordance with the approved methods of analysis and the result of such an analysis shall be recorded in the register maintained for the purpose. If any insecticide is put in the package it shall be presumed that it is fit and ready for sale, distribution or use for which it is intended, notwithstanding the fact that any further steps are still required to be taken to make it marketable.]

RULE 18 LEAFLET TO BE CONTAINED IN A PACKAGE

- 38[(1)] The packing of every insecticide shall include a leaflet containing the following details, namely :

(a) the plant disease, insects and noxious animals or weeds for which the insecticide is to be applied, the adequate direction concerning the manner in which the insecticide is to be used at the time of application;

(b) particulars regarding chemicals harmful to human beings, animals and wild life, warning and cautionary statements including the symptoms of poisoning suitable and adequate safety measures and emergency first-aid treatment where necessary;

(c) cautions regarding storage and application of insecticides with suitable warnings relating to inflammable, explosive or other substance harmful to the skin;

(d) instructions concerning the decontamination or safe disposal of used contain- ers;

(e) a statement showing the antidote for the poison shall be included in the leaflet and the label;

(f) if the insecticide is irritating to the skin, nose, throat or eyes, a statement shall be included to that effect.

36[(g) common name of the insecticide as adopted by the International Standards Organisation and where such a name has not yet been adopted such other name as may be approved by the Registration Committee.]

36[(2) Two copies of the leaflets duly approved by the Registration Committee and signed by the Secretary, Registration Committee, shall be returnea to the manufacturer and one copy thereof to the State licensing officer.]

RULE 19 MANNER OF LABELLING

- (1) The following particulars shall be either printed or written in indelible ink on the label of the innermost container of any insecticide and on the outer most covering in which the container is packed:

(i) Name of the manufacturer (if the manufacturer is not the person in whose name the insecticide is registered under the Act, the relationship between the person in whose name the insecticide has been registered and the person who manufactures, packs or distributes or sells shall be stated).

(ii) Name of insecticide (brand name or trade mark under which the insecticide is sold).

(iii) Registration number of the insecticide.

(iv) Kind and name of active and other ingredients and percentage of each. (Common name accepted by the International Standards Organization or the Indian Standards Institutions of each of the ingredients shall be given and if no common name exists, the correct chemical name which conforms most

closely with the generally accepted rule of chemical nomenclature shall be given).

(v) Net content of volume. (The net content shall be exclusive of wrapper or other material. The correct statement of the net content in terms of weight, measure, number of units of activity, as the case may be, shall be given. The weight and volume shall be expressed in the metric system).

(vi) Batch number.

(vii) Expiry date, i.e. up to the date the insecticide shall retain its efficiency and safety.

(viii) Antidote statement.

(2) The label shall be so affixed to the container that it cannot be ordinarily removed.

(3) The label shall contain in a prominent place and occupying not less than one-six- teenth of the total area of the face of the label, a square, set at an angle of 45 (diamond shape). The dimension of the said square shall depend on the size of the package on which the label is to be affixed. The said square shall be divided into two equal triangles, the upper portion shall contain the symbol and signal word specified in sub-rule (4) and the lower portion shall contain the colour specified in sub-rule (5).

(4) The upper portion of the square, referred to in sub-rule (3) shall contain the following symbols and warning statements-

(i) insecticides belonging to Category I (Extremely toxic) shall contain the symbol of a skull and cross-bones and the word "POISON" printed in red; the following warning statements shall also appear on the label at appropriate place, outside the triangle-

(a) "KEEP OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN"

(b) "IF SWALLOWED, OR IF, SYMPTOMS OF POISONING OCCUR CALL PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY";

(ii) insecticides in Category II (highly toxic) will contain the word "POISON" printed in red and the statement "KEEP OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN"; shall also appear on the label at appropriate place, outside the triangle,

(iii) insecticides in Category III (moderately toxic) shall bear the word "DANGER" and the statement "KEEP OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN"; shall also appear on the label at suitable place outside the triangle;

(iv) insecticides in Category IV (slightly toxic) shall bear the word "CAUTION".

(5) The lower portion of the square referred to in sub-rule (4) shall contain the colour specified in column (4) of the table below, depending on the classification of the insecticides specified in the corresponding entry in column (1) of the said table.

TABLE

Classification of Medium Lethal Medium lethal Colour of the insecticides

dose by the oral dose by the

1

1. Extremely toxic 1"50 . 51"

(6) In addition to the precautions to be undertaken under sub- rules (3), (4) and (5) the label to the affixed in the packages containing insecticides which are highly inflammable shall indicate that it is inflammable or that the insecticides should be kept away from the heat or open flame and the like.

(7) The label and the leaflets to be affixed or attached to the package containing insecticides shall be printed in Hindi, English and in one or two regional languages in use in the areas where the said packages are likely to be stocked, sold or distributed.

(8) Labelling of insecticides must not bear any unwarranted claims for the safety of the producer or its ingredients. This includes statements such as, "SAFE", "NON- POISONOUS", "NON-INJURIOUS" or ''HARMLESS" with or without such qualified phrase as "when used as directed".

RULE 20 PROHIBITION AGAINST ALTERING INSCRIPTIONS, ETC. ON CONTAINERS, LABELS OR WRAPPERS OF INSECTICIDES

-No person shall alter, obliterate or deface any inscription or mark made or recorded by the manufacturer on the container, label or wrapper of any insecticide : Provided that nothing in this rule shall apply to any alteration of any inscription or mark, made on the container, label or wrapper of any insecticide at the instance, direction or permission of the Registration Committee.

RULE 21 QUALIFICATIONS OF INSECTICIDE ANALYST

A person shall be eligible for appointment as an insecticide analyst under the Act only if he possesses the following qualifications, namely:

(a) A graduate in Agriculture or a graduate in Science with Chemistry asspecial subject; and

(b) adequate training in analysing insecticides in a recognized laboratory.

RULE 22 POWERS OF INSECTICIDES ANALYST

-The Insecticides Analyst shall have the power to call for such information of particulars or do anything as may be necessary for the proper examination of the samples sent to him either from the Insecticide Inspector or the person from whom the sample was obtained.

RULE 23 DUTIES OF INSECTICIDE ANALYST

(1) The Insecticide Analyst shall analyse or cause to be analysed or test or cause to be tested such samples of insecticides as may be sent to him by the Insecticide Inspector under the provisions of the Act and shall furnish report or results of such tests or analysis.

(2) An insecticide analyst shall, from time to time, forward to the State Government reports giving the result of analytical work and investigation with a view to their publication at the discretion of the Government.

RULE 24 PROCEDURE ON RECEIPT OF SAMPLE

- (1) On receipt of a package from an Insecticide Inspector containing a sample for test or analysis, the Insecticide Analyst shall compare the seals on the packet with the specimen impression received separately and shall note the condition of the seals on the packet.

41[(2) In making the test or analysis of Insecticides, it shall be sufficient if the Insecticides, Analyst follows the specifications and the method of examination of samples as approved by the Registration Committee.]

(3) After the test or analysis has been carried out under sub-rule (2), the Insecticides Analyst shall forthwith supply to the Insecticide Inspector a report in triplicate in Form IX of the result or test or analysis.

RULE 25 FEES PAYABLE FOR TESTING OR ANALYSIS

- 42[(1) The fees payable for testing or analys- ing insecticides under subsection (5) of Sec. 24 of the Act shall be as specified in the Second Schedule.]

41[(2) The fee payable for testing or analysing samples received from the Insecticides Inspector shall also be as specified in the Second Schedule : Provided that the Centra! Government may, after taking into consideration the genuine difficulties, of any particular State Government, exempt the payment of the fee for such period as it may consider reasonable.]

RULE 26 QUALIFICATIONS OF INSECTICIDE INSPECTOR

-A person shall be eligible for appoint- ment as an Insecticide Inspector under the Act only if he possesses the following qualifica- tions, namely:

(a) graduate in Agriculture, or graduate in Science with Chemistry as one of the subjects;

(b) adequate field experience.

RULE 27 DUTIES OF INSECTICIDE INSPECTOR

The Insecticide Inspector shall have the follow- ing duties, namely:

(1) to inspect not less than three times in a year all establishment selling insecti- cides within the area of his jurisdiction;

(2) to satisfy himself that the conditions of licence are being complied with;

(3) to procure and send for test and analysis, samples, of insecticide which he has reason to suspect are being sold, stocked or accepted for sale in contravention of the provisions of the act or rules made thereunder;

(4) to investigate any complaint in writing which may be made to him;

(5) to institute prosecution in respect of breaches of the Act and the rules made thereunder;

(6) to maintain a record of all inspections made and action taken by him in the performance of his duties including the taking of samples and seizure of stocks and to submit copies of such record to the licensing officer;

(7) to make such inquiries and inspections as may be necessary to detect the sale and use of insecticides in contravention of the Act.

RULE 28 DUTIES OF INSPECTORS SPECIALLY AUTHORIZED TO INSPECT MANUFACTURE OF INSECTICIDES

-It shall be the duty of any Inspector authorized to inspect the manufacture of Insecticides-

(1) to inspect not less than twice a year all premises licensed for the manufacture of insecticides within the area of his jurisdiction and to satisfy himself that the conditions of the licence and the provisions of the Act or the rules made thereunder are being observed;

(2) to send forthwith to the licensing officer aftereach inspection, a detailed report indicating the conditions of the licence and the provisions of the Act or rules made thereunder which are being observed and the conditions and provisions, if any, which are not being observed;

(3) to draw samples of insecticides manufactured on the premises and send them for test or analysis in accordance with these rules;

(4) to report to the Government all occurrences of poisoning

RULE 29 PROHIBITION OF DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION

-Except for the purpose of official busi- ness or when required by a court of law, an Insecticide Inspector shall not disclose to any person any information acquired by him in the performance of his official duties.

RULE 30 FORM OF ORDER NOT TO DISPOSE OF STOCK

-An order by the Insecticide Inspector re- quiring a person not to dispose of any stock in his possession shall be in Form X.

RULE 31 PROHIBITION OF SALE

-No person in possession of an insecticide in respect of which an Insecticide Inspector has made an order under rule 30 shall, in contravention of that order, sell or otherwise dispose of any stock of such insecticide.

RULE 32 FORM OF RECEIPT FOR SEIZED INSECTICIDES

-A receipt by an Insecticide Inspector for the stock of any insecticide seized shall be in Form XI.

RULE 33 FORM OF INTIMATION OF PURPOSES OF TAKING SAMPLES

-Where an Inspector takes a sample of an insecticide for the purpose of test or analysis he shall intimate such purpose in writing in Form XII to the person from whom he takes it.

RULE 34 DESPATCH OF SAMPLES FOR TEST OR ANALYSIS

- (1) Samples for test or analysis under the Act shall be sent by registered post or by hand in a sealed packet together with a memorandum in Form XII in an outer cover addressed to the Insecticide Analyst.

(2) The packet as well as the outer cover shall be marked with a distinct mark.

(3) A copy of the memorandum in Form XIII together with a specimen impression of the seals of the Inspector and of the seals, if any, of the person from whom he takes such samples, shall be sent separately by registered post or by hand to the Insecticide Analyst.

RULE 35

22["Manner of Packing, Storage while transporting."]-

(1) Packages containing in- secticides, offered for transport by rail, shall be packed in accordance with the conditions specified in the Rail Tariff, issued by the Ministry of Railways.

(2) No insecticide shall be transported or stored in such a way as to come into direct contact with foodstuffs or animal feeds.

(3) No foodstuffs or animal feeds which got mixed up with insecticides as a result of any damage to the packages containing insecticides during transport or storage shall be released to the consignees unless it has been examined for possible contamination by competent authorities, as may be notified by the State Government.

(4) If any insecticide is found to have leaked out in transport or storage it shall be the responsibility of the transport agency or the storage owner to take such measure urgently to prevent poisoning and pollution of soil or water, if any.

RULE 36 CONDITIONS TO BE SPECIFIED FOR STORAGE OF INSECTICIDES

(1) The package contain- ing insecticides shall be stored in separate rooms or premises away from the rooms or premises used for storing articles or shall be kept in separate almirahs under lock and key depending upon the quantity and nature of the insecticides.

(2) The rooms or premises meant for storing insecticides shall be well built, dry, well-lit and ventilated and of sufficient dimension.

RULE 37 MEDICAL EXAMINATION

(1) All persons who are engaged in the work of handling, dealing or otherwise coming in contact with the insecticides during manufacture/formula- tion of insecticides or being engaged in spraying during operation shall be examined medically before their employment and at least quarterly in the case of those engaged in manufacturing/formulation units and yearly in any other cases including operators while in service by a qualified doctor who is aware of risks to which such persons are exposed. Particulars of all such persons, including the particulars of their medical examination, shall be entered in a register in Form. XVII. Where the insecticide in question is an organophos- phorous compound or a carbamate compound, the blood cholinesterage level shall be measured at least once a month of all persons working in the manufacturing units. The blood residue estimation shall be done once in a year in the case of persons working with organo chlorine group of insecticides in a manufacturing/formulation unit. In the case of spraying people working with the pest-control operators, the estimation of cholinesterage level (if working with organo phosphorous o carbamate compounds) and blood residue (if working with organochlorine group) shall be conducted as and when advised by the doctor as part of the general medical test.

(2) Any person showing symptoms of poisoning shall be immediately examined and given proper treatment.]

RULE 38 FIRST AID MEASURES

-In .all cases of poisoning first-aid treatment shall always be given before the physician is called. The Indian Standard Guide for handling cases of insecticide poisoning-Part I First-Aid Measures [IS : 4015 (Part I)-1967] and Part IISymptoms, diagnosis and treatment [IS : 4015 (Part II)-1967] shall be consulted for such first-aid treatment in addition to any other books on the subject. The workers also should be educated regarding the effects of poisoning and the first-aid treatment to be given.

RULE 39 PROTECTIVE CLOTHING

(1) Persons handling insecticides during its manufacture, formulation, transport, distribution or application, shall be adequately protected with appro- priate clothing.

(2) .The protective clothing shall be used wherever necessary, in conjunction with respiratory devices as laid down in rule 40.

(3) The protective clothing shall be made of materials which prevent or resist the penetration of any form of insecticides formulations. The materials shall also be washable so that the toxic elements may be removed after each use.

(4) A complete suit of protective clothing shall consist of the following dresses, namely:

(a) protective outer garment/overalls/hood/hat;

(b) rubber gloves or such other protective gloves extending half-way up to the fore-arm, made of materials impermeable to liquids;

(c) dust-proof goggles;

(d) boots.

RULE 40 RESPIRATORY DEVICES

For preventing inhalation of toxic dusts, vapours or gases, the workers shall use any of the following types of respirators or gas-masks suitable for the purpose, namely:

(a) chemical cartridge respirator; (b) supplied-air respirator; (c) demand flow, type respirator;

(d) full-face or half-face gas-masks with canister.

In no case shall the concentrates of insecticides in the air where the insecticides are mixed exceed the maximum permissible values.

RULE 41 MANUFACTURERS, ETC. TO KEEP SUFFICIENT QUANTITIES OF ANTIDOTES AND FIRST-AID MEDICINES

-The manufacturers and distributors of insecticides and persons who undertakes to spray insecticide on a commercial basis (hereafter in these rules referred to as operators) shall keep sufficient stocks of such first-aid tools, equipments, antidotes, injections and medicines as may be required to treat poisoning cases arising from inhalation, skin, contamination, eye contamination and swallowing.

RULE 42 TRAINING OF WORKERS

-The manufacturers and distributors of insecticides and op- erators shall arrange for suitable training in observing safety precautions and handling safety equipment provided to them.

RULE 43 AERIAL SPRAYING OPERATIONS

-The aerial application of insecticides shall be subject to the following provisions, namely:

(a) marking of the area shall be the responsibility of the operators;

(b) the operators shall use only approved insecticides and their formulations at approved concentration and height;

(c) washing decontamination and first-aid facilities shall be provided by the operators;

(d) all aerial operations shall be notified to the public not less than twenty-four hours in advance through competent authorities;

(e) animals and persons not connected with the operations shall be prevented from entering such areas for a specific period; and

(f) the pilots shall undergo specialisation training including clinical effects of the insecticides.

RULE 44 DISPOSAL OF USED PACKAGES, SURPLUS MATERIALS AND WASHINGS OF INSECTICIDES

- (1) It shall be the duty of manufacturers, formulators of insecticides and operators to dispose packages or surplus materials and washing in a safe manner so as to prevent environmental or water pollution.

(2) The used packages shall not be left outside to prevent their re-use.

(3) The packages shall be broken and buried away from habitation.

RULE 45 PLACES AT WHICH THE INSECTICIDES MAY BE IMPORTED

No insecticides shall be im- ported into India except through one of the following places, namely : Ferozepore Cantonment and Amritsar railway stations in respect of insecticides imported by rail across the frontier with West Pakistan. Ranaghat, Bongaon and Mahiassan railway stations in respect of insecticides imported by rail across the frontier with the East Pakistan.46Madras, Calcutta, Bombay, Delhi and Ahmedabad-in respect of insecticides imported by air into India.

RULE 46 TRAVELLING AND OTHER ALLOWANCES PAYABLE TO THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, ETC.

The members of the Board, Registration Committee and any other Committee appointed by the Board shall be entitled to such travelling and other allowances for attending meetings of the Boards, Registration Committee or other Committee, as the case may be, as are for the time being admissible to Grade I officers of the Central Government.