Without prejudice to any other provision contained in this Chapter, if the Central Government is satisfied that the use of any drug or cosmetic is likely to involve any risk to human beings or animals or that any drug does not have the therapeutic value claimed for it or contains ingredients and in such quantity for which there is no therapeutic justification and that in the public interest it is necessary or expedient so to do then, that Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, prohibit the import of such drug or cosmetic.]
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1 Ins. by s. 8, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-2-1983)
Section 1 Short title, extent and commencement
Section 2 Application of other laws not barred
Section 4 Presumption as to poisonous substances
Section 5 The Drugs Technical Advisory Board
Section 6 The Central Drugs Laboratory
Section 7 The Drugs Consultative Committee
Section 7A Sections 5 and 7 not to apply to Ayurvedic, Siddha or Unani drugs
Section 8 Standards of quality
Section 9C Misbranded cosmetics
Section 10 Prohibition of import of certain drugs or cosmetics
Section 10A Power of Central Government to prohibit import of drugs and cosmetics in public interest
Section 11 Application of law relating to sea customs and powers of Customs officers