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The Insecticides Act, 1968

Grant of licence

In force From 01 Mar 1971 Act 46 of 1968 As on 15 Oct 2026

Act 46 of 1968 Ministry Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Enacted 02 Sep 1968 In force 01 Mar 1971 Cited by 2 provisions Instruments 4

Section 13 of the Insecticides Act, 1968 deals with grant of licence. Any person desiring to manufacture or to sell, stock or exhibit for sale or distribute any insecticide [or to undertake commercial pest control operations with the use of any insecticide], may make an application to the licensing officer for the grant of a licence: Provided that any person engaged i The Act came into force on 01 Mar 1971.

(1) Any person desiring to manufacture or to sell, stock or exhibit for sale or distribute any insecticide 1 [or to undertake commercial pest control operations with the use of any insecticide], may make an application to the licensing officer for the grant of a licence:

Provided that any person engaged in the business of manufacturing or selling, stocking or exhibiting for sale or distributing any insecticide immediately before the commencement of this section shall make an application to the licensing officer for the grant of a licence within a period of 2 [seventeen months] from the date of such commencement:

1 [Provided further that any person engaged in the commercial pest control operations immediately before the commencement of the Insecticides (Amendment) Act, 1977 (24 of 1977), shall make an application to the licensing officer for the grant of a licence within a period of six months from the commencement of the said Act.]

(2) Every application under sub-section (1) shall be made in such form and shall contain such particulars as may be prescribed.

(3) On receipt of any such application for the grant of a licence, the licensing officer may grant a licence in such form, on such conditions and on payment of such fee as may be prescribed.

(4) A licence granted under this section shall be valid for the period specified therein and may be renewed from time to time for such period and on payment of such fee as may be prescribed:

Provided that where a licence has been granted to any person who has made an application under 3 [the first proviso or, as the case may be, the second proviso] to sub-section (1), that licence shall be deemed to be cancelled in relation to any insecticide, the application for registration whereof has been refused or the registration whereof has been cancelled, under this Act, with effect from the date on which such refusal or cancellation is notified in the Official Gazette.

1[(5) In prescribing fees for the grant or renewal of licences under this section, different fees may be prescribed for the sale or distribution of insecticides for purposes of domestic use and for other purposes.]

Section 13, The Insecticides Act, 1968 (Act 46 of 1968).

Cross-references

Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.

Referred to by 2

  1. s. 14 Revocation, suspension and amendment of licences
  2. s. 15 Appeal against the decision of a licensing officer

Related judgements & precedents

These are some judgments that construed this section, and hold precedence value. They hold authority on how to read, interpret and use this section.

  1. AG-Grow Products Ltd. v. Commissioner & Director of Agriculture

    High Court 30 Jun 2009 Persuasive (High Court) W.P. No.12794/2009; Final Order 30.06.2009 (C.V. Nagarjuna Reddy J.)

    Court's Decision & Legal Precedent

    Andhra Pradesh HC issued mandamus directing the Agriculture Commissioner to consider and dispose of AG-Grow application for permission to sell insecticides/pesticides/weedicides under Insecticides Act s.13 read with Rule 10(4A) within six weeks, holding prolonged non-disposal of a complete statutory licence application is unjustified administrative inaction.

    On this section: s.13 Grant of licence — court enforced duty to decide a s.13 sale-permission application within a fixed timeframe

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Made under this section, and citing it

4 instruments name this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.

All subordinate legislation

Questions about Section 13

What have the courts held on Section 13 of the Insecticides Act?

AG-Grow Products Ltd. v. Commissioner & Director of Agriculture (30 Jun 2009) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below: s.13 Grant of licence — court enforced duty to decide a s.13 sale-permission application within a fixed timeframe.

How do I find court cases under Section 13 of the Insecticides Act?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Insecticides Act 1968 13, section 13 Insecticides Act 1968, section 13 of the Insecticides Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome. 1 reported judgment on this section is set out on this page, beginning with AG-Grow Products Ltd. v. Commissioner & Director of Agriculture (30 Jun 2009).

What should I read with Section 13 of the Insecticides Act, and has it changed?

2 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. 4 instruments name it without being made under it, most recently constitution of a State Advisory Board on disability under the rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 - Inclusion of three members of Legislative Assembly (2018), then 25 October 2005 S.O. 1532 (E) (2005).

When did Section 13 of the Insecticides Act come into force?

Section 13 of the Insecticides Act, cited as Insecticides Act 1968 13, came into force on 01 Mar 1971, having been enacted on 02 Sep 1968. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

Other sections of this Act

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