The Poisons Act, 1919
An Act to consolidate and amend the law regulating the importation, possession and sale of poisons.
Administered by. Ministry of Home Affairs, Department of Home · Other Acts of 1919
Preamble
THE POISONS ACT, 1919
ACT NO. 12 OF 19191
[3rd September, 1919.] An Act to consolidate and amend the law regulating the importation, possession and sale of poisons 2***
WHEREAS it is expedient to consolidate and amend the law regulating the importation, possession and sale of poisons 2 ***; It is hereby enacted as follows:--
What this Act covers
Summary of the Poisons Act, 1919
Key Features
• Regulation of Poisons: Empowers State Governments to regulate the possession, sale, and distribution of specified poisons.
• Notification of Poisons: Authorises the Government to declare substances as poisons for the purposes of the Act.
• Control over Sale: Permits the prescription of conditions regarding the sale of poisons, including licensing of vendors and restrictions on purchasers.
• Record Maintenance: Enables rules requiring sellers to maintain registers and records of transactions involving poisons.
• Inspection and Enforcement: Provides powers for inspection and enforcement to ensure compliance with the Act and the rules.
• Penalties for Violations: Prescribes penalties for contraventions of the Act or the rules made under it.
Sections
Type to filter. 10 sections.
- 1Short title and extent
- 2Power of the State Government to regulate possession for sale and sale of any poison
- 3Power to prohibit importation into the States of any poison except under licence
- 4Power to regulate possession of any poison in certain areas
- 5Presumption as to specified poisons
- 6Penalty for unlawful importation, etc
- 7Power to issue search warrants
- 8Rules
- 9Savings
- 10[Repealed.]
Rules made under this Act
2 sets of Rules. India Code publishes Rules as a record and a document rather than as text, so these are indexed here and not reproduced. All Rules.
- PUNJAB POISON RULES 20142014
- The Andaman and Nicobar Poisons Rules, 19591993
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Source and method. Compiled from the enactments of Parliament and of the State legislatures as published on India Code, and republished together with commentary and other original matter under section 52(1)(q)(ii) of the Copyright Act, 1957. Structured, cross-referenced and maintained by eCourtsIndia. Every one of the 10 sections of this Act has its own page. This page is not a substitute for legal advice.