Drugs Control Act, 1950

The Drugs (Control) Act, 1950
Parliament of India
Long title An Act to provide for the control of the sale, supply and distribution of drugs.
Citation	26 of 1950
Territorial extent	India
Enacted	7 April 1950
Repeals
The Drugs (Control) Ordinance, 1949 (XXVI of 1949)
Amended by
Delegated Legislation Provisions (Amendment) Act, 2004 (4 of 2005) Repealing and Amending Act, 2016 (23 of 2016)
Status: In force (amended)

The Drugs Control Act, 1950 (Act 26 of 1950) is an Act of the Parliament of India which regulates the pricing of drugs. It allows the government to fix the maximum price of any drug. ^[1]

Summary

The Act allows the Government of India to control the sales, supply and distribution of any drug in India. The government can set maximum selling price, and impose various restriction on sale, including the maximum quantity to be possessed by a dealer and the maximum quantity to be sold to one person. ^[2]

The Act requires a retailer to give a cash memorandum to the customer for any purchase above ₹ 5, and in case the purchase is below ₹ 5 the retailer must give a memo if the customer demands. ^[2]

The violation of the Act carries a maximum of 3 years with or without fine. In case of corporate violators, every director, manager, secretary, agent or other officer or person concerned with the management may be prosecuted unless he/she the offence occurred without his/her knowledge. The investigating officer must have the rank of Inspector in the police. ^[2]

See also

• Drug policy of India
• List of acts of the Parliament of India

References

1. Pillay (30 November 2012). Modern Medical Toxicology. Jaypee Brothers Publishers. p. 30. ISBN   978-93-5025-965-8 . Retrieved 22 February 2015.
2. "Drugs (Control) Act, 1950" (PDF). National Law School of India University . Retrieved 21 February 2015.