The Odisha Drugs (Control) Act, 1950
odisha · 1950
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- S. 1Short title, extent and commencement - (1) This Act may be called the Orissa Drugs (Control) Act, 1950
- S. 2Section defines key terms like "dealer," "drug," "offer for sale," and "producer" for the Odisha Drugs (Control) Act, 1950.
- S. 3The Odisha Drugs (Control) Act, 1950 allows the State Government to declare drugs subject to its regulations.
- S. 4The section allows the State Government to set maximum prices, quantities held, and sold for any drug.
- S. 5Restrictions on sale etc
- S. 6Limits the quantity of specified drugs a person can possess to their reasonable needs.
- S. 7Section mandates reporting excess drug stock to the State Government and following their disposal instructions.
- S. 8Section 8 mandates that dealers and producers must sell drugs unless authorized by the State Government, without refusing based on potential higher future prices.
- S. 9Section 9 mandates cash memorandums for drug sales over five rupees, with state-prescribed details and possible exemptions.
- S. 10Section 10 mandates the State Government to direct drug dealers or producers to mark prices and display price lists, with penalties for altering price labels.
- S. 11Section 11 requires dealers or producers to separately state the price of drugs in composite offers.
- S. 12Section 12 allows the State Government to prohibit or regulate the sale and disposal of drugs as deemed necessary.
- S. 13Section 13 imposes penalties for violating the Odisha Drugs (Control) Act, including imprisonment and forfeiture of drug stocks.
- S. 14Section 14 holds company officers liable for corporate offenses unless they prove lack of knowledge or due diligence.
- S. 15Section 15 specifies that only certain police officers can investigate offenses under the Odisha Drugs (Control) Act, and prosecutions require District Magistrate approval.
- S. 16Section 16 grants investigators the authority to search and seize drugs believed to be involved in offenses under the Odisha Drugs Act.
- S. 17Power to make rules - (1) The State Government may make rules to carry out the purposes of this Act
- S. 18Section 18 protects individuals from legal action for actions taken in good faith under the Odisha Drugs (Control) Act, 1950.
- S. 19Section 19 allows the Odisha Drugs Act to supplement, not override, other existing laws regulating the same matters.