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Subs. by Act 11 of 1955, s. 7 for “to cure or mitigate”. 13 (g) require the date of manufacture and the date of expiry of potency to be clearly and truely stated on the label or container of any specified imported drug or class of such drug, and prohibit the import of the said drug or class of drug after the expiry of a specified period from the date of manufacture; (h) regulate the submission by importers, and the securing, of samples of drugs 1[or cosmetics] for examination, test or analysis by the Central Drugs Laboratory, and prescribed the fees, if any, payable for such examination, test or analysis; (i) prescribe the evidence to be supplied, whether by accompanying documents or otherwise, of the quality of drugs 1[or cosmetics] sought to be imported, the procedure of officers of Customs in dealing with such evidence, and the manner of storage at places of import of drugs l[or cosmetics] detained pending admission; (j) provide for the exemption, conditionally or otherwise, from all or any of the provisions of this Chapter and the rules made thereunder of drugs 1[or cosmetics] imported for the purpose only of transport through, and export from, 2[India]; (k) prescribe the conditions to be observed in the packing in bottles, packages or other containers, of imported drugs 1[or cosmetics] 3[including the use of packing material which comes into direct contact with the drugs]; (l) regulate the mode of labelling drugs 1[or cosmetics] imported for sale in packages, and prescribe the matters which shall or shall not be included in such labels; (m) prescribe the maximum proportion of any poisonous substance which may be added to or contained in any imported drug, prohibit the import of any drug in which that proportion is exceeded, and specify substances which shall be deemed to be poisonous for the purposes of this Chapter and the rules made thereunder; (n) require that the accepted scientific name of any specified drug shall be displayed in the prescribed manner on the label or wrapper of any imported, patent or proprietary medicine containing such drug ; (o) provide for the exemption, conditionally or otherwise, from all or any of the provisions of this Chapter or the rules made thereunder of any specified drug or class of drugs l[or cosmetics or class of cosmetics]. 4[13. Offenees.—(1) Whoever himself or by any other person on his behalf imports,— (a) any drug deemed to be adulterated under section 9A or deemed to be a spurious drug under section 9B or any spurious cosmetic referred to in section 9D or any cosmetic of the nature referred to in clause (ee) of section 10 shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and a fine which may extend to five thousand rupees; (b) any drug or cosmetic other than a drug or cosmetic referred to in clause (a), the import of which is prohibited under section 10, or any rule made under this Chapter, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both; (c) any drug or cosmetic in contravention of the provisions of any notification issued under section 10A, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, or with both.