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Section 26A: Inspection
1[26A. Inspection.–(1) A State Council may, with the previous sanction of the State Government, appoint Inspectors having the prescribed qualifications for the purposes of Chapters III, IV and V of this Act.
- (2) An Inspector may–
- (a) inspect any premises where drugs are compounded or dispensed and submit a written report to the Registrar;
- (b) enquire whether a person who is engaged in compounding or dispensing of drugs is a registered pharmacist;
- (c) investigate any complaint made in writing in respect of any contravention of this Act and report to the Registrar;
- (d) institute prosecution under the order of the Executive Committee of the State Council;
- (e) exercise such other powers as may be necessary for carrying out the purposes of Chapters III, IV and V of this Act or any rules made thereunder.
- (3) Any person wilfully obstructing an Inspector in the exercise of powers conferred on him by or under this Act or any rules made thereunder shall be 2[liable to penalty which may extend to one lakh rupees]
- (4) Every Inspector shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).]
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