(1) The Central Government or a State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint such persons as it thinks fit, having the prescribed qualifications, to be Inspectors for such areas as may be assigned to them by the Central Government or the State Government, as the case may be.
(2) The powers which may be exercised by an Inspector and the duties which may be performed by him, the drugs or 2[classes of drugs or cosmetics or classes of cosmetics] in relation to which and the conditions, limitations or restrictions subject to which, such powers and duties may be exercised or performed shall be such as may be prescribed.
(3) No person who has any financial interest 3[in the import, manufacture or sale of drugs or cosmetics] shall be appointed to be an Inspector under this section.
(4) Every Inspector shall be deemed to be a public servant within the
meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860), and shall be
officially subordinate to such authority 4[having the prescribed
qualifications, as the Government appointing him may specify in this
behalf.]
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1. Subs by Act 35 of 1960, s. 4, for the original sections 20 and 21 (w.e.f. 16-3-1961).
2. Subs. by Act 21 of 1962, s. 17, for "class of drugs" (w.e.f. 27-7-1964).
3. Subs. by s. 17, ibid., for "in the manufacture, import or sale of drugs" (w.e.f. 27-7-1964).
4. Ins. by Act 68 of 1982, s. 18 (w.e.f. 1-2-1983).
Section 16 Standards of quality
Section 17C Misbranded cosmetics
Section 17D Spurious cosmetics
Section 17E Adulterated cosmetics
Section 18 Prohibition of manufacture and sale of certain drugs and cosmetics
Section 18A Disclosure of the name of the manufacturer, etc
Section 18B Maintenance of records and furnishing of information
Section 20 Government Analysts
Section 22 Powers of Inspectors
Section 23 Procedure of Inspectors
Section 24 Persons bound to disclose place where drugs or cosmetics are manufactured or kept
Section 25 Reports of Government Analysts
Section 26 Purchaser of drug or cosmetic enabled to obtain test or analysis
Section 27 Penalty for manufacture, sale, etc., of drugs in contravention of this Chapter
Section 27A Penalty for manufacture, sale, etc., of cosmetics in contravention of this Chapter
Section 28 Penalty for non-disclosure of the name of the manufacturer, etc
Section 28A Penalty for not keeping documents, etc., and for non-disclosure of information
Section 28B Penalty for manufacture, etc., of drugs or cosmetics in contravention of section 26A
Section 29 Penalty for use of Government Analyst's report for advertising