The Pharmacy Act, 1948 – All Sections

An Act to regulate the profession of pharmacy.

The Pharmacy Act, 1948 has 55 sections in 4 chapters, amended 6 times. Each link below opens the official text of that section. Official PDF on India Code.

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All sections of the Pharmacy Act, 1948

Chapter I: INTRODUCTORY

Section 1 – Short title, extent and commencement
Section 2 – Interpretation

Chapter III: STATE PHARMACY COUNCILS

Section 19 – Constitution and composition of State Councils
Section 20 – Inter-State agreements
Section 21 – Composition of Joint State Councils
Section 22 – Incorporation of State Councils
Section 23 – President and Vice-President of State Council
Section 24 – Mode of elections
Section 25 – Term of office and casual vacancies
Section 26 – Staff, remuneration and allowances
Section 26A – Inspection
Section 27 – The Executive Committee
Section 28 – Information to be furnished

Chapter IV: REGISTRATION OF PHARMACISTS

Section 29 – Preparation and maintenance of register
Section 30 – Preparation of first register
Section 31 – Qualifications for entry on first register
Section 32 – Qualifications for subsequent registration
Section 32A – Special provisions for registration of certain persons
Section 32B – Special provisions for registration of displaced persons, repatriates and other persons
Section 32C – Special provision relating to persons registered or qualified under Jammu and Kashmir Pharmacy Act, 2011
Section 33 – Scrutiny of applications for registration
Section 34 – Renewal fees
Section 35 – Entry of additional qualifications
Section 36 – Removal from register
Section 37 – Restoration to register
Section 38 – Bar of other jurisdiction
Section 39 – Issue of duplicate certificates of registration
Section 40 – Printing of register and evidentiary value of entries therein

Chapter V: MISCELLANEOUS

Section 41 – Penalty for falsely claiming to be registered
Section 42 – Dispensing by unregistered persons
Section 43 – Failure to surrender certificate of registration
Section 43A – Adjudication of penalties
Section 44 – Payment of part of fees to Central Council
Section 45 – Appointment of Commission of Enquiry
Section 46 – Power to make rules

Section 3 – Constitution and composition of Central Council
Section 4 – Incorporation of Central Council
Section 5 – President and Vice-President of Central Council
Section 6 – Mode of elections
Section 7 – Term of office and casual vacancies
Section 8 – Staff, remuneration and allowances
Section 9 – The executive committee
Section 9A – Other Committees
Section 10 – Education Regulations
Section 11 – Application of Education Regulations to States
Section 12 – Approved courses of study and examinations
Section 13 – Withdrawal of approval
Section 14 – Qualifications granted outside the territories to which this Act extends
Section 15 – Mode of declarations
Section 15A – The Central Register
Section 15B – Registration in the Central Register
Section 16 – Inspection
Section 17 – Information to be furnished
Section 17A – Accounts and audit
Section 18 – Power to make regulations