(1) No person shall, himself or by any person on his behalf, import or manufacture--
(a) any misbranded insecticide;
(b) any insecticide the sale, distribution or use of which is for the time being prohibited under section 27;
(c) any insecticide except in accordance with the conditions on which it was registered;
(d) any insecticide in contravention of any other provision of this Act or of any rule made thereunder:
Provided that any person who has applied for registration of an insecticide 1 [under any of the provisos] to sub-section (1) of section 9 may continue to import or manufacture any such insecticide and such insecticide shall not be deemed to be a misbranded insecticide within the meaning of sub-clause (vi) or sub-clause (vii) or sub-clause (viii) of clause (k) of section 3, until he has been informed by the Registration Committee of its decision to refuse to register the said insecticide.
(2) No person shall, himself or by any person on his behalf, manufacture any insecticide except under, and in accordance with the conditions of, a licence issued for such purpose under this Act.
(a) any misbranded insecticide;
(b) any insecticide the sale, distribution or use of which is for the time being prohibited under section 27;
(c) any insecticide except in accordance with the conditions on which it was registered;
(d) any insecticide in contravention of any other provision of this Act or of any rule made thereunder:
Provided that any person who has applied for registration of an insecticide 1 [under any of the provisos] to sub-section (1) of section 9 may continue to import or manufacture any such insecticide and such insecticide shall not be deemed to be a misbranded insecticide within the meaning of sub-clause (vi) or sub-clause (vii) or sub-clause (viii) of clause (k) of section 3, until he has been informed by the Registration Committee of its decision to refuse to register the said insecticide.
(2) No person shall, himself or by any person on his behalf, manufacture any insecticide except under, and in accordance with the conditions of, a licence issued for such purpose under this Act.
Source footnotes
1. Subs. by Act 46 of 1972, s. 4, for "under the proviso" (w.e.f. 1-8-1971).आगे पढ़ें / Continue reading
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.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.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 24 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.