Section 18 of the Insecticides Act, 1968 – Prohibition of sale, etc., of certain insecticides

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Section 18: Prohibition of sale, etc., of certain insecticides

  • (1) No person shall, himself or by any person on his behalf, sell, stock or exhibit for sale, distribute, 1 [transport, use, or cause to be used] by any worker
    • (a) any insecticide which is not registered under this Act;
    • (b) any insecticide, the sale, distribution or use of which is for the time being prohibited under section 27;
    • (c) any insecticide in contravention of any other provision of this Act or of any rule made thereunder.
  • (2) No person shall, himself or by any person on his behalf, sell, stock or exhibit for sale or distribute 2 [or use for commercial pest control operations] any insecticide except under, and in accordance with the conditions of, a licence issued for such purpose under this Act. Explanation.–For the purposes of this section an insecticide in respect of which any person has applied for a certificate of registration3 [under any of the provisos] to sub-section (1) of section 9, shall be deemed to be registered till the date on which the refusal to register such insecticide is notified in the Official Gazette.

Source: official text of The Insecticides Act, 1968 as published on India Code (PDF). All sections of the Insecticides Act, 1968.

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