Section 7. The Drugs Consultative Committee

7. The Drugs Consultative Committee. —(1) The Central Government may constitute an advisory committee to be called "the Drugs Consultative Committee" to advise the Central Government, the State Governments and the Drugs Technical Advisory Board on any matter tending to secure uniformity throughout[1] [India] in the administration of this Act. (2) The Drugs Consultative Committee shall consist of two representatives of the Central Government to be nominated by that Government and one representative of each State Government to be nominated by the State Government concerned. (3) The Drugs Consultative Committee shall meet when required to do so by the Central Government and shall have power to regulate its own procedure. 7. Certain words omitted by Act 68 of 1982, s.3 (w.e.f. 1-2-1983). 8. Subs. by Act 11 of 1955, s. 2, for cl. (b). 9. Subs. by Act 68 of 1982, s. 3, for sub-clause (i) (w.e.f. 1-2-1983). 10. Subs. by Act 13 of 1964, s. 2 for "vermins" (w.e.f. 15-9-1964). 11. Ins. by Act 68 of 1982, s. 3 (w.e.f. 1-2-1983). [1] [(c) "Government Analyst" means— (i) in relation to[2] [Ayurvedic, Siddha or Unani] drug, a Government Analyst appointed by the Central Government or a State Government under section 33F; and (ii) in relation to any other drug or cosmetic, a Government Analyst appointed by the Central Government or a State Government under section 20;] [3] * * * * * 4 [(e) "Inspector" means— (i) in relation to[2] [Ayurvedic, Siddha or Unani] drug, an Inspector appointed by the Central Government or a State Government under section 33G; and (ii) in relation to any other drug or cosmetic, an Inspector appointed by the Central Government or a State Government under section 21;] 5[ 6[(f)] "manufacture" in relation to any drug 7[or cosmetic] includes any process or part of a process for making, altering, ornamenting, finishing, packing, labeling, breaking up or otherwise treating or adopting any drug[7] [or cosmetic] with a view to its[8] [sale or distribution] but does not include the compounding or dispensing[9] [of any drug, or the packing of any drug or cosmetic,] in the ordinary course of retail business; and "to manufacture" shall be construed accordingly;] 10[(g)] "to import", with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions means to bring into 11[India]; 12[ 10[(h)] "patent or proprietary medicine" means, — (i) in relation to Ayurvedic, Siddha or Unani Tibb systems of medicine all formulations containing only such ingredients mentioned in the formulae described in the authoritative books of Ayurvedic, Siddha or Unani Tibb systems of medicine specified in the First Schedule, but does not include a medicine which is administered by parenteral route and also a formulation included in the authoritative books as specified in clause (a); 7. The word "and" omitted by Act 26 of 2008, s. 14 (w.e.f. 10-8-2009). 8. Ins. by, s. 14 ibid . (w.e.f. 10-8-2009). 9. Ins. by Act 26 of 2008, s. 14 (w.e.f. 10-8-2009). 10. Sub-section (3) ins. by Act 35 of 1960, omitted by Act 13 of 1964, s. 24 (w.e.f. 15-9-1964). (ii) in relation to any other systems of medicine, a drug which is a remedy or prescription presented in a form ready for internal or external administration of human beings or animals and which is not included in the edition of the Indian Pharmacopoeia for the time being or any other Pharmacopoeia authorised in this behalf by the Central Government after consultation with the Drugs Technical Adivisory Board constituted under section 5;] 13[ 10[(i)] "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act.] 1. Subs. by Act 13 of 1964, s. 2, for cl. (c) (w.e.f. 15-9-1964). 2. Subs. by Act 68 of 1982, s. 2, for certain words (w.e.f. 1-2-1983). 3. Cl. (d) omitted by Act 19 of 1972, s. 3. 4. Subs. by Act 13 of 1964, s. 2, for cl. (e) (w.e.f. 15-9-1964). 5. Cl. (bbb) ins. by Act 11 of 1955, s. 2. 6. Cl. (bbb) relettered as cl. (f) by Act 35 of 1960, s. 2 (w.e.f. 16-3-1961). 7. Ins. by Act 21 of 1962, s. 4 (w.e.f. 27-7-1964). 8. Subs. by Act 68 of 1982, s. 3, "sale and distribution" (w.e.f. 1-2-1983). 9. Subs. by Act 21 of 1962, s. 4, for "or packing of any drug".