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The Poisons Act, 1919

Section 3Power to prohibit importation into the States of any poison except under licence

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Section 3: Power to prohibit importation into the States of any poison except under licence

3. Power to prohibit importation into the States of any poison except under licence

The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, prohibit, except under and in accordance with the conditions of a licence, the importation into [India] [across any customs frontier defined by the Central Government] of any specified poison, and may by rule regulate the grant of licences.

Amendment notes (3)
  1. . Sub. By Act 47 of 1958, s. 3, for "the States".
  2. Ins . Ins. by the A.O. 1937.
  3. . For definition of the customs frontiers of India, see Gazette of India, 1955, Pt. II, sec. 3, p. 1521.