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The Insecticides Act, 1968

The Central Insecticides Board

In force From 01 Mar 1971 Act 46 of 1968 As on 19 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 35

Section 4 of the Insecticides Act, 1968 deals with the Central Insecticides Board. The Central Government shall, as soon as may be, constitute a Board to be called the, Central Insecticides Board to advise the Central Government and State Governments on technical matters arising out of the administration of this Act and to carry out the other functions assigned to the Board by or The Act came into force on 01 Mar 1971.

(1) The Central Government shall, as soon as may be, constitute a Board to be called the, Central Insecticides Board to advise the Central Government and State Governments on technical matters arising out of the administration of this Act and to carry out the other functions assigned to the Board by or under this Act.

(2) The matters on which the Board may advise under sub-section (1) shall include matters relating to--

(a) the risk to human beings or animals involved in the use of insecticides and the safety measures necessary to prevent such risk;

(b) the manufacture, sale, storage, transport and distribution of insecticides with a view to ensure safety to human beings or animals.

(3) The Board shall consist of the following members, namely:--

(i) the Director General of Heath Services, ex officio, who shall be the Chairman;

(ii) the Drugs Controller, India, ex officio;

(iii) the Plant Protection Adviser to the Government of India, ex officio;

(iv) the Director of Storage and Inspection, Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Community Development and Co-operation (Department of Food), ex officio;

(v) the Chief Adviser of Factories, ex officio;

(vi) the Director, National Institute of Communicable Diseases, ex officio;

(vii) the Director General, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, ex officio;

(viii) the Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research, ex officio;

(ix) the Director, Zoological Survey of India, ex officio;

(x) the Director General, Indian Standards Institution, ex officio;

(xi) the Director-General of Shipping or, in his absence, the Deputy Director General of Shipping, Ministry of Transport and Shipping, ex officio;

(xii) the Joint Director, Traffic (General), Ministry of Railways (Railway Board), ex officio;

(xiii) the Secretary, Central Committee for Food Standards, ex officio;

2 [(xiiia) the Animal Husbandry Commissioner, Department of Agriculture, ex officio;

(xiiib) the Joint Commissioner (Fisheries), Department of Agriculture, ex officio;

(xiiic) the Deputy Inspector General of Forests (Wild Life), Department of Agriculture, ex officio;

(xiiid) the Industrial Adviser (Chemicals), Directorate General of Technical Development, ex officio;]

(xiv) one person to represent the Ministry of Petroleum and Chemicals, to be nominated by the Central Government;

(xv) one pharmacologist to be nominated by the Central Government;

(xvi) one medical texicologist to be nominated by the Central Government;

(xvii) one person who shall be in charge of the department dealing with public health in a State, to be nominated by the Central Government;

(xviii) two persons who shall be Directors of Agriculture in States, to be nominated by the Central Government;

(xix) four persons, one of whom shall be an expert in industrial health and occupational hazards, to be nominated by the Central Government;

(xx) one person to represent the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research to be nominated by the Central Government;

1 [(xxi) one ecologist to be nominated by the Central Government.]

(4) The persons nominated under clauses (xiv) to 2 [(xxi)] inclusive, of sub-section (3) shall, unless their seats become vacant earlier by resignation, death or otherwise, hold office for three years from the date of their nomination, but shall be eligible for re-nomination:

Provided that the persons nominated under clauses (xvii) and (xviii) shall hold office only for so long as they hold the appointments by virtue of which their nominations were made.

3[(5) No act or proceeding of the Board, the Registration Committee or any Committee appointed under section 6, shall be called in question on the ground merely of the existence of any vacancy in, or any defect in the constitution of, the Board, the Registration Committee or such Committee, as the case may be.]

Section 4, The Insecticides Act, 1968 (Act 46 of 1968).

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

This section refers to

  1. s. 6 Other committees

Referred to by 1

  1. s. 3 Definitions

Made under this section, and citing it

7 instruments state that it was made under this provision — the power to make it comes from here, so a change to any of them changes what this section requires in practice. Newest first.

Another 28 instruments name this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.

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Questions about Section 4

What does Section 4 of the Insecticides Act deal with?

Section 4 of the Insecticides Act is headed "The Central Insecticides Board". The Central Government shall, as soon as may be, constitute a Board to be called the, Central Insecticides Board to advise the Central Government and State Governments on technical matters arising out of the administration of this Act and to carry out the other functions assigned to the Board by or

How do I find court cases under Section 4 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 4, section 4 Insecticides Act 1968, section 4 of the Insecticides Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

What should I read with Section 4 of the Insecticides Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 6 (Other committees), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it. The rules and notifications made under it are where it actually bites, and there are 7: most recently SO 3668(E) 3669 (E) 19.10 .2020 (2020), then So. 3645 (E) dated 16.10.2020 (2020), and 5 more.

When did Section 4 of the Insecticides Act come into force?

Section 4 of the Insecticides Act, cited as Insecticides Act 1968 4, 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.

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