Any person 1 [or any recognised consumer association, whether such person is a member of that association or not,] shall, on application in the prescribed manner and on payment of the prescribed fee, be entitled to submit for test or analysis to a Government Analyst any drug [or cosmetic] 7 [purchased by him or it] and to receive a report of such test or analysis signed by the Government Analyst.
1[Explanation.- For the purposes of this section and section 32, recognised consumer association means a voluntary consumer association registered under the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956) or any other law for the time being in force.]
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1. Ins. by Act 71 of 1986, s. 2 (w.e.f. 15-9-1987).
2. Subs. by s. 2, ibid., for "purchased by him" (w.e.f. 15-9-1987).
3. Ins. by Act 71 of 1986, s. 2 (w.e.f. 15-9-1987).
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