26. Purchaser of drug or cosmetic enabled to obtain test or analysis
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.]
Amendment notes (4)
- Ins w.e.f. 27-7-1964 . Ins. by Act 21 of 1962, s. 15 (w.e.f. 27-7-1964)
- Ins w.e.f. 15-9-1987 . Ins. by Act 71 of 1986, s. 2 (w.e.f. 15-9-1987).
- Subs w.e.f. 15-9-1987 . Subs. by s. 2, ibid., for "purchased by him" (w.e.f. 15-9-1987).
- Ins w.e.f. 15-9-1987 . Ins. by Act 71 of 1986, s. 2 (w.e.f. 15-9-1987)