The Infant Milk Substitutes, Feeding Bottles and Infant Foods (Regulation of Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 1992
Central Act · Act 41 of 199226 provisions
The enactment
| Long title | An Act to provide for the regulation of production, supply and distribution of infant milk substitutes, feeding bottles and infant foods with a view to the protection and promotion of breast-feeding and ensuring the proper use of infant foods and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. |
|---|---|
| Type | Act |
| Citation | Act 41 of 1992 |
| Year | 1992 |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Ministry | Ministry of Women and Child Development |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 26 |
| Subjects | social |
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- Section 1 Short title, extent and commencement.
- Section 2 Definitions.
- Section 3 Certain prohibitions in relation to infant milk substitutes, feeding bottles and infant foods.
- Section 4 Prohibition of incentives for the use or sale of infant milk substitutes or feeding bottles.
- Section 5 Donations of infant milk substitutes or feeding bottles or equipment of materials relating thereto.
- Section 6 Information on containers and labels of infant milk substitutes of infant foods
- Section 7 Educational and other materials relating to feeding of infants to contain certain particulars.
- Section 8 Health care system.
- Section 9 Inducement to health worker for promoting use of infant milk substitutes, etc.
- Section 10 Special provision relating to employees of person who produces, supplies, distributes or sells infant milk substitutes, etc.
- Section 11 Standards of infant milk substitutes, feeding bottles or infant foods.
- Section 12 Powers of entry and search.
- Section 13 Power to seize infant milk substitutes, etc., or containers thereof.
- Section 14 Confiscation.
- Section 15 Power to give option to pay cost in lieu of confiscation.
- Section 16 Confiscation not to interfere with other punishments.
- Section 17 Adjudication.
- Section 18 Giving of opportunity to the owner of the seized infant milk substitute or feeding bottle or infant food or container thereof.
- Section 19 Appeal.
- Section 20 Penalty.
- Section 21 Cognizance of offences.
- Section 22 Offences by companies.
- Section 23 Offences to be cognizable and bailable.
- Section 24 Protection of action taken in good faith.
- Section 25 Application of Act 37 of 1954 not barred.
- Section 26 Power to make rules.
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