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The Poisons Act, 1919

Rules

In force From 03 Sep 1919 Act 12 of 1919 As on 20 Oct 2026

Act 12 of 1919 Ministry Home Affairs Enacted 03 Sep 1919 In force 03 Sep 1919 Instruments 2

Section 8 of the Poisons Act, 1919 deals with rules. In addition to any other power to make rules hereinbefore conferred the State Government may make rules generally to carry out the purposes and objects of this Act [except section 3] (2) Every power to make rules conferred by this Act shall be subject to the condition of the rules being made after p The Act came into force on 03 Sep 1919.

(1) In addition to any other power to make rules hereinbefore conferred 1 *** the State Government may make rules generally to carry out the purposes and objects of this Act 2 [except section 3]

(2) Every power to make rules conferred by this Act shall be subject to the condition of the rules being made after previous publication.

(3) All rules made by the Central Government or by the State Government under this Act shall be published in the 3 [Official Gazette] and on such publication shall have effect as if enacted in this Act.

4 [(4) Every rule made by the Central Government under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each House of Parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both Houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both Houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule. rule.

(5) Every rule made by the State Government under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before the State Legislature.]

Section 8, The Poisons Act, 1919 (Act 12 of 1919).

Cross-references

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

This section refers to

  1. s. 3 Power to prohibit importation into the States of any poison except under licence

Made under this section, and citing it

2 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.

All subordinate legislation

Questions about Section 8

What does Section 8 of the Poisons Act deal with?

Section 8 of the Poisons Act is headed "Rules". In addition to any other power to make rules hereinbefore conferred the State Government may make rules generally to carry out the purposes and objects of this Act [except section 3] (2) Every power to make rules conferred by this Act shall be subject to the condition of the rules being made after p

How do I find court cases under Section 8 of the Poisons 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: Poisons Act 1919 8, section 8 Poisons Act 1919, section 8 of the Poisons Act. People searching for it also type poisons act schedule 8. 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 8 of the Poisons Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 3 (Power to prohibit importation into the States of any poison except under licence), so none of them can safely be read on its own. The rules and notifications made under it are where it actually bites, and there are 2: most recently PUNJAB POISON RULES 2014 (2014), then The Andaman and Nicobar Poisons Rules, 1959 (1993).

When did Section 8 of the Poisons Act come into force?

Section 8 of the Poisons Act, cited as Poisons Act 1919 8, came into force on 03 Sep 1919, having been enacted on 03 Sep 1919. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

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