Section 26Central Act

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

The Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940

Any person ²[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 ¹[or cosmetic] ³[purchased by him or it] and to receive a report of such test or analysis signed by the Government Analyst.

⁴ [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.]

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

Sec 25 — Reports of Government Analysts.

Sec 26A — Powers of Central Government to regulate, restrict or prohibit manufacture, etc., of drug and cosmetic in public interest.

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