The Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 (Act No. 23 of 1940)
An Act to regulate the import, manufacture, distribution and sale of drugs and cosmetics.
Chapter I — Introductory
- Section 1. Short title, extent and commencement
- Section 2. Application of other laws not barred
- Section 3. Definitions
- Section 3A. Construction of references to any law not in force or any functionary not in existence in the State of Jammu and Kashmir
- Section 4. Presumption as to poisonous substances
Chapter II — The Drugs Technical Advisory Board, the Central Drugs Laboratory and the Drugs Consultative Committee
- Section 5. The Drugs Technical Advisory Board
- Section 6. The Central Drugs Laboratory
- Section 7. The Drugs Consultative Committee
- Section 7A. Sections 5 and 7 not to apply to Ayurvedic, Siddha or Unani drugs
Chapter III — Import of Drugs and Cosmetics
- Section 8. Standards of quality
- Section 9. Misbranded drugs
- Section 9A. Adulterated drugs
- Section 9B. Spurious drugs
- Section 9C. Misbranded cosmetics
- Section 9D. Spurious cosmetics
- Section 10. Prohibition of import of certain drugs or cosmetics
- Section 10A. Power of Central Government to prohibit import of drugs and cosmetics in public interest
- Section 11. Application of law relating to sea customs and powers of Customs officers
- Section 12. Power of Central Government to make rules
- Section 13. Offences
- Section 14. Confiscation
- Section 15. Jurisdiction
Chapter IV — Manufacture, Sale and Distribution of Drugs and Cosmetics
- Section 16. Standards of quality
- Section 17. Misbranded drugs
- Section 17A. Adulterated drugs
- Section 17B. Spurious drugs
- Section 17C. Misbranded cosmetics
- Section 17D. Spurious cosmetics
- Section 17E. Adulterated cosmetics
- Section 18. Prohibition of manufacture and sale of certain drugs and cosmetics
- Section 18A. Disclosure of the name of the manufacturer, etc.
- Section 18B. Maintenance of records and furnishing of information
- Section 19. Pleas
- Section 20. Government Analysts
- Section 21. Inspectors
- Section 22. Powers of Inspectors
- Section 23. Procedure of Inspectors
- Section 24. Persons bound to disclose place where drugs or cosmetics are manufactured or kept
- Section 25. Reports of Government Analysts
- Section 26. Purchaser of drug or cosmetic enabled to obtain test or analysis
- Section 26A. Powers of Central Government to regulate, restrict or prohibit manufacture, etc., of drug and cosmetic in public interest
- Section 26B. Power of Central Government to regulate or restrict, manufacture, etc., of drug in public interest
- Section 27. Penalty for manufacture, sale, etc., of drugs in contravention of this Chapter
- Section 27A. Penalty for manufacture, sale, etc., of cosmetics in contravention of this Chapter
- Section 28. Penalty for non-disclosure of the name of the manufacturer, etc.
- Section 28A. Penalty for not keeping documents, etc., and for non-disclosure of information
- Section 28B. Penalty for manufacture, etc., of drugs or cosmetics in contravention of section 26A
- Section 29. Penalty for use of Government Analyst’s report for advertising
- Section 30. Penalty for subsequent offences
- Section 31. Confiscation
- Section 31A. Application of provisions to Government departments
- Section 32. Cognizance of offences
- Section 32A. Power of Court to implead the manufacturer, etc.
- Section 32B. Compounding of certain offences
- Section 33. Power of Central Government to make rules
- Section 33A. Chapter not to apply to Ayurvedic, Siddha or Unani drugs
Chapter IVA — Provisions Relating to Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani Drugs
- Section 33B. Application of Chapter IVA
- Section 33C. Ayurvedic and Unani Drugs Technical Advisory Board
- Section 33D. The Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani Drugs Consultative Committee
- Section 33E. Misbranded drugs
- Section 33EE. Adulterated drugs
- Section 33EEA. Spurious drugs
- Section 33EEB. Regulation of manufacture for sale of Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani drugs
- Section 33EEC. Prohibition of manufacture and sale of certain Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani drugs
- Section 33EED. Power of Central Government to prohibit manufacture, etc., of Ayurvedic, Siddha or Unani drugs in public interest
- Section 33F. Government Analysts
- Section 33G. Inspectors
- Section 33H. Application of provisions of sections 22, 23, 24 and 25
- Section 33-I. Penalty for manufacture, sale, etc., of Ayurvedic, Siddha or Unani drug in contravention of this Chapter
- Section 33J. Penalty for subsequent offences
- Section 33K. Confiscation
- Section 33KA. Disclosure of name of manufacturer, etc.
- Section 33KB. Maintenance of records and furnishing of information
- Section 33L. Application of provisions to Government departments
- Section 33M. Cognizance of offences
- Section 33N. Power of Central Government to make rules
- Section 33-O. Power to amend First Schedule
Chapter V — Miscellaneous
- Section 33P. Power to give directions
- Section 34. Offences by companies
- Section 34A. Offences by Government departments
- Section 34AA. Penalty for vexatious search or seizure
- Section 35. Publication of sentences passed under this Act
- Section 36. Magistrate’s power to impose enhanced penalties
- Section 36A. Certain offences to be tried summarily
- Section 36AB. Special Courts
- Section 36AC. Offences to be cognizable and non-bailable in certain cases
- Section 36AD. Application of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 to proceedings before Special Court
- Section 36AE. Appeal and revision
- Section 37. Protection of action taken in good faith
- Section 38. Rules to be laid before Parliament
Schedules
- The First Schedule — Authoritative books of Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani systems
- The Second Schedule — Standards to be complied with by imported and manufactured drugs
