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The Insecticides Act, 1968

Prohibition of import and manufacture of certain insecticides

In force From 01 Mar 1971 Act 46 of 1968 As on 16 Oct 2026

Act 46 of 1968 Ministry Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Enacted 02 Sep 1968 In force 01 Mar 1971 Cited by 1 provision Instruments 1

Section 17 of the Insecticides Act, 1968 deals with prohibition of import and manufacture of certain insecticides. No person shall, himself or by any person on his behalf, import or manufacture-- (a) any misbranded insecticide; The Act came into force on 01 Mar 1971.

(1) No person shall, himself or by any person on his behalf, import or manufacture--

(a) any misbranded insecticide;

(b) any insecticide the sale, distribution or use of which is for the time being prohibited under section 27;

(c) any insecticide except in accordance with the conditions on which it was registered;

(d) any insecticide in contravention of any other provision of this Act or of any rule made thereunder:

Provided that any person who has applied for registration of an insecticide 1 [under any of the provisos] to sub-section (1) of section 9 may continue to import or manufacture any such insecticide and such insecticide shall not be deemed to be a misbranded insecticide within the meaning of sub-clause (vi) or sub-clause (vii) or sub-clause (viii) of clause (k) of section 3, until he has been informed by the Registration Committee of its decision to refuse to register the said insecticide.

(2) No person shall, himself or by any person on his behalf, manufacture any insecticide except under, and in accordance with the conditions of, a licence issued for such purpose under this Act.

Section 17, 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.

This section refers to

  1. s. 3 Definitions
  2. s. 9 Registration of insecticides
  3. s. 27 Prohibition of sale, etc., of insecticides for reasons of public safety

Referred to by 1

  1. s. 30 Defences which may or may not be allowed in prosecutions under this Act

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. Indofil Industries Ltd. & Ors. v. State of Punjab

    Supreme Court of India 03 Jul 2017 Binding (Supreme Court) Reportable Criminal Appeal No. 653/2017; Judgment 03.07.2017

    Court's Decision & Legal Precedent

    SC (Khanwilkar/Dipak Misra) upholds Insecticides Act prosecution including s.17 misbranding/manufacture-sale prohibitions where CIL analysis was already obtained at the dealer's instance before complaint; manufacturer cannot demand a second CIL test once s.24(4) opening clause is satisfied. DATE VERIFIED Judgement of Main Case 2017-07-03 (order-14.pdf).

    On this section: s.17 — Prohibition of import and manufacture of certain insecticides; misbranded product prosecutions

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Made under this section, and citing it

1 instrument names this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.

All subordinate legislation

Questions about Section 17

What have the courts held on Section 17 of the Insecticides Act?

Indofil Industries Ltd. & Ors. v. State of Punjab (03 Jul 2017) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below: s.17 — Prohibition of import and manufacture of certain insecticides; misbranded product prosecutions.

How do I find court cases under Section 17 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 17, section 17 Insecticides Act 1968, section 17 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 Indofil Industries Ltd. & Ors. v. State of Punjab (03 Jul 2017).

What should I read with Section 17 of the Insecticides Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 3 (Definitions), section 9 (Registration of insecticides), section 27 (Prohibition of sale, etc., of insecticides for reasons of public safety), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it. One instrument names it without being made under it, most recently 11 October 2011 S.O. 2339 (E) (2011).

When did Section 17 of the Insecticides Act come into force?

Section 17 of the Insecticides Act, cited as Insecticides Act 1968 17, 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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