(1) This Act may be called the Insecticides Act, 1968.
(2) It extends to the whole of India.
(3) It shall come into force on such date1
as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different States and for different provisions of this Act.
(2) It extends to the whole of India.
(3) It shall come into force on such date1
as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different States and for different provisions of this Act.
Source footnotes
1. 1st March, 1971, vide notification No. G.S.R. 300, dated 27th February, 1971, in respect of ss. 4, 7, 8 and 36, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(i).1st August, 1971, vide notification No. G.S.R. 1108, dated the 28th July, 1971, in respect of remaining provisions see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(i).
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Section 2 · Application of other laws not barred.Section 3 · Definitions.Section 4 · The Central Insecticides Board.Section 5 · Registration Committee.Section 6 · Other committees.Section 7 · Procedure for Board.Section 8 · Secretary and other officers.Section 9 · Registration of insecticides.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 24 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.