Prohibition of sale, etc., of certain insecticides
Section 18 of the Insecticides Act, 1968 deals with prohibition of sale, etc., of certain insecticides. No person shall, himself or by any person on his behalf, sell, stock or exhibit for sale, distribute, [transport, use, or cause to be used] by any worker (a) any insecticide which is not registered under this Act; The Act came into force on 01 Mar 1971.
(1) No person shall, himself or by any person on his behalf, sell, stock or exhibit for sale, distribute, 1 [transport, use, or cause to be used] by any worker
(a) any insecticide which is not registered under this Act;
(b) any insecticide, the sale, distribution or use of which is for the time being prohibited under section 27;
(c) any insecticide in contravention of any other provision of this Act or of any rule made thereunder.
(2) No person shall, himself or by any person on his behalf, sell, stock or exhibit for sale or distribute 2 [or use for commercial pest control operations] any insecticide except under, and in accordance with the conditions of, a licence issued for such purpose under this Act.
Explanation.--For the purposes of this section an insecticide in respect of which any person has applied for a certificate of registration3 [under any of the provisos] to sub-section (1) of section 9, shall be deemed to be registered till the date on which the refusal to register such insecticide is notified in the Official Gazette.
Section 18, The Insecticides Act, 1968 (Act 46 of 1968).
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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.
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AG-Grow Products Ltd. v. Commissioner & Director of Agriculture
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.18 Prohibition of sale etc. of certain insecticides — paired with s.13 as the statutory matrix governing the pending sale-permission application
The holding above is the ratio decidendi as extracted from the judgment by eCourts India, reproduced unaltered — it is a rendering of the court's reasoning, not a substitute for its words. Read the order itself before relying on it.
Questions about Section 18
What have the courts held on Section 18 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.18 Prohibition of sale etc. of certain insecticides — paired with s.13 as the statutory matrix governing the pending sale-permission application.
How do I find court cases under Section 18 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 18, section 18 Insecticides Act 1968, section 18 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 18 of the Insecticides Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on 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.
When did Section 18 of the Insecticides Act come into force?
Section 18 of the Insecticides Act, cited as Insecticides Act 1968 18, 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
- 36. Power of Central Government to make rules798 words
- 3. Definitions710 words
- 9. Registration of insecticides697 words
- 4. The Central Insecticides Board591 words
- 22. Procedure to be followed by Insecticide Inspectors555 words
- 29. Offences and punishment437 words
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