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The Insecticides Act, 1968

Registration Committee

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 Instruments 37

Section 5 of the Insecticides Act, 1968 deals with registration Committee. The Central Government shall constitute a Registration Committee consisting of a Chairman, and not more than five persons who shall be members of the Board (including the Drugs Controller, India and the Plant Protection Adviser to the Government of India)-- (i) to register insecticides after scrutin The Act came into force on 01 Mar 1971.

(1) The Central Government shall constitute a Registration Committee consisting of a Chairman, and not more than five persons who shall be members of the Board (including the Drugs Controller, India and the Plant Protection Adviser to the Government of India)--

(i) to register insecticides after scrutinising their formulae and verifying claims made by the importer or the manufacturer, as the case may be, as regards their efficacy and safety to human beings and animals; and

(ii) to perform such other functions as are assigned to it by or under this Act.

(2) Where the Chairman is not a member of the Board, his term of office and other conditions of service shall be such as may be determined by the Central Government.

(3) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), a member of the Registration Committee shall hold office for so long as he is a member of the Board.

(4) The Committee may also co-opt such number of experts and for such purpose or period as it may deem fit, but any expert so co-opted shall have no right to vote.

(5) The Registration Committee shall regulate its own procedure and the conduct of business to be transacted by it.

Section 5, The Insecticides Act, 1968 (Act 46 of 1968).

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. T. Stanes and Company Limited v. Government of Andhra Pradesh & Ors.

    High Court 26 Aug 2015 Persuasive (High Court) WP No.7628/2012 (Telangana/AP HC); Final Order 26.08.2015; C.V. Nagarjuna Reddy J.

    Court's Decision & Legal Precedent

    DATE-VERIFIED Final Order 2015-08-26 (order-1.pdf) — get_case_brief markdownContent body '26.08.2015' / '26th August, 2015' matches index. Application for registration/permission for sale of Bronopol product pending before Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee; mere non-disposal of that application does not authorise sale. Until Registration Committee grants registration/permission (and licence pathway under s.13 is satisfied), State stop-sale/seizure interference cannot be called illegal; WP disposed with timeline to finalise seizure proceedings.

    On this section: s.5 — Registration Committee is the statutory gatekeeper for insecticide registration/sale permission; pending RC disposal ≠ licence to sell.

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Made under this section, and citing it

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Questions about Section 5

What have the courts held on Section 5 of the Insecticides Act?

T. Stanes and Company Limited v. Government of Andhra Pradesh & Ors. (26 Aug 2015) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below: s.5 — Registration Committee is the statutory gatekeeper for insecticide registration/sale permission; pending RC disposal ≠ licence to sell.

How do I find court cases under Section 5 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 5, section 5 Insecticides Act 1968, section 5 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 T. Stanes and Company Limited v. Government of Andhra Pradesh & Ors. (26 Aug 2015).

What should I read with Section 5 of the Insecticides Act, and has it changed?

The rules and notifications made under it are where it actually bites, and there are 7: most recently SO 2128 dated 29.06.2020 (2020), then 14_12_2016 S.O.4022(E) 4023(E) (2016), and 5 more.

When did Section 5 of the Insecticides Act come into force?

Section 5 of the Insecticides Act, cited as Insecticides Act 1968 5, 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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