Section 26: Purchaser of drug or cosmetic enabled to obtain test or analysis.

The Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940Central Act · Act 23 of 1940

Any person [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] [purchased by him or it] and to receive a report of such test or analysis signed by the Government Analyst.

[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.]

Where this provision sits

Act	The Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940
Section	26
Marginal note	Purchaser of drug or cosmetic enabled to obtain test or analysis.
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source
Judgments citing it	1

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

inserted, Act 21 of 1962. . Ins. by Act 21 of 1962, s. 15 (w.e.f. 27-7-1964)
inserted, Act 71 of 1986. . Ins. by Act 71 of 1986, s. 2 (w.e.f. 15-9-1987).
substituted. . Subs. by s. 2, ibid., for "purchased by him" (w.e.f. 15-9-1987).
inserted, Act 71 of 1986. . Ins. by Act 71 of 1986, s. 2 (w.e.f. 15-9-1987)

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