Inspection
Section 16 of the Pharmacy Act, 1948 deals with inspection. The Executive Committee may appoint such number of Inspectors as it may deem requisite for purposes of this Chapter. The Act came into force on 04 Mar 1948.
(1) The Executive Committee may appoint such number of Inspectors as it may deem requisite for purposes of this Chapter.
(2) An Inspector may--
(a) inspect any institution which provides an approved course of study;
(b) attend at any approved examination;
(c) inspect any institution whose authorities have applied for the approval of its course of study or examination under this Chapter, and attend at any examination of such institution.
(3) An Inspector attending at any examination under sub-section (2) shall not interfere with the conduct of the examination, but he shall report to Executive Committee on the sufficiency of every examination he attends and on any other matter in regard to which the Executive Committee may require him to report.
(4) The Executive Committee shall forward a copy of every such report to the authority or institution concerned, and shall also forward a copy together with any comments thereon which the said authority or institution may have made, to the Central Government and to the Government of the State in which the authority or institution is situated.
Section 16, The Pharmacy Act, 1948 (Act 8 of 1948).
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Questions about Section 16
What does Section 16 of the Pharmacy Act deal with?
Section 16 of the Pharmacy Act is headed "Inspection". The Executive Committee may appoint such number of Inspectors as it may deem requisite for purposes of this Chapter.
How do I find court cases under Section 16 of the Pharmacy 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: Pharmacy Act 1948 16, section 16 Pharmacy Act 1948, section 16 of the Pharmacy 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 16 of the Pharmacy Act, and has it changed?
1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it. One instrument names it without being made under it, most recently Regulations of Pharmacy Council of India (1999).
When did Section 16 of the Pharmacy Act come into force?
Section 16 of the Pharmacy Act, cited as Pharmacy Act 1948 16, came into force on 04 Mar 1948, having been enacted on 04 Mar 1948. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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