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.
The Insecticides Act, 1968 has 39 sections in 1 chapter, amended 5 times. Each link below opens the official text of that section. Official PDF on India Code.
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All sections of the Insecticides Act, 1968
- Section 1 – Short title, extent and commencement
- Section 2 – Application of other laws not barred
- Section 3 – Definitions
- Section 4 – The Central Insecticides Board
- Section 5 – Registration Committee
- Section 6 – Other committees
- Section 7 – Procedure for Board
- Section 8 – Secretary and other officers
- Section 9 – Registration of insecticides
- Section 10 – Appeal against non-registration or cancellation
- Section 11 – Power of revision of Central Government
- Section 12 – Licensing officers
- Section 13 – Grant of licence
- Section 14 – Revocation, suspension and amendment of licences
- Section 15 – Appeal against the decision of a licensing officer
- Section 16 – Central Insecticides Laboratory
- Section 17 – Prohibition of import and manufacture of certain insecticides
- Section 18 – Prohibition of sale, etc., of certain insecticides
- Section 19 – Insecticide Analysts
- Section 20 – Insecticide Inspectors
- Section 21 – Powers of Insecticide Inspectors
- Section 22 – Procedure to be followed by Insecticide Inspectors
- Section 23 – Persons bound to disclose place where insecticides are manufactured or kept
- Section 24 – Report of Insecticide Analyst
- Section 25 – Confiscation
- Section 26 – Notification of poisoning
- Section 27 – Prohibition of sale, etc., of insecticides for reasons of public safety
- Section 28 – Notification of cancellation of registration, etc
- Section 29 – Offences and punishment
- Section 30 – Defences which may or may not be allowed in prosecutions under this Act
- Section 31 – Cognizance and trial of offences
- Section 31A – Special Courts
- Section 32 – Repealed (omitted/repealed)
- Section 33 – Offences by companies
- Section 34 – Power of Central Government to give directions
- Section 35 – Protection of action taken in good faith
- Section 36 – Power of Central Government to make rules
- Section 37 – Power of the State Governments to make rules
- Section 38 – Exemption