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The Insecticides Act, 1968

36 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. 1Ins. by Notification No. S.O. 1767(E), dated 16-05-2019
  2. 2Application of other laws not barred
  3. 3Proviso ins. by s. 2, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-8-1971)
  4. 4The Central Insecticides Board
  5. 5Registration Committee
  6. 6Other committees
  7. 7Procedure for Board
  8. 8Secretary and other officers
  9. 9Registration of insecticides
  10. 10Appeal against non-registration or cancellation
  11. 11Power of revision of Central Government
  12. 12Licensing officers
  13. 13Grant of licence
  14. 14Revocation, suspension and amendment of licences
  15. 15Appeal against the decision of a licensing officer
  16. 16Central Insecticides Laboratory
  17. 17Prohibition of import and manufacture of certain insecticides
  18. 18Prohibition of sale, etc., of certain insecticides
  19. 19Insecticide Analysts
  20. 20Insecticide Inspectors
  21. 22Procedure to be followed by Insecticide Inspectors
  22. 23Persons bound to disclose place where insecticides are manufactured or kept
  23. 24Report of Insecticide Analyst
  24. 25Confiscation
  25. 26Notification of poisoning
  26. 27Prohibition of sale, etc., of insecticides for reasons of public safety
  27. 28Notification of cancellation of registration, etc
  28. 30Defences which may or may not be allowed in prosecutions under this Act
  29. 31Cognizance and trial of offence
  30. 31ASpecial Courts
  31. 33Offences by companies
  32. 34Power of Central Government to give directions
  33. 35Protection of action taken in good faith
  34. 36Power of Central Government to make rules
  35. 37Power of the State Governments to make rules
  36. 38Exemption