The Insecticides Act, 1968

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The Insecticides Act, 1968

THE INSECTICIDES ACT, 1968 ACT NO. 46 OF 1968

[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.

Short title, extent and commencement.

1. Short title, extent and commencement. (1) This Act may be called the Insecticides Act, 1968.

(2) It extends to the whole of India.

(3) It shall come into force on such date 1* as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different States and for different provisions of this Act.

2.

Application of other laws not barred.

2. Application of other laws not barred. The provisions of this Act shall be in addition to, and not in derogation of, any other law for the time being in force.

3.

Definitions.

3. Definitions. 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 section 4;

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

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

[See footnote 1 for this section]

(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 under section 19;

(g) "Insecticide Inspector" means an Insecticide Inspector appointed under section 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 under section 12;

(j) "manufacture", in relation to any i...

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