The PHARMACY ACT, 1948

INTRODUCTORY

Section 1 — Short title, extent and commencement.

(1) This Act may be called the Pharmacy Act, 1948. (2) It extends to the whole of India [Omitted .]

(3) It shall come into force at once, but Chapters III, IV and V shall take effect in a particular State from such date [Omitted] as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint in this behalf: Provided that where on account of the territorial changes brought about by the reorganisation of States on the 1st day of November, 1956, Chapters III, IV and V have effect only in a part of a State, the said Chapters shall take effect in the remaining part of that State from such date as the State Government may in like manner appoint.

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  1. 1.Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. 2.Interpretation.
  3. 3.Constitution and composition of Central Council.
  4. 4.Incorporation of Central Council.
  5. 5.President and Vice-President of Central Council.
  6. 6.Mode of elections.
  7. 7.Term of office and casual vacancies.
  8. 8.Staff, remuneration and allowances.
  9. 9.The executive committee.
  10. 9A.Other Committees.
  11. 10.Education Regulations.
  12. 11.Application of Education Regulations to States.
  13. 12.Approved courses of study and examinations.
  14. 13.Withdrawal of approval.
  15. 14.Qualifications granted outside the territories to which this Act extends.
  16. 15.Mode of declarations.
  17. 15A.The Central Register.
  18. 15B.Registration in the Central Register.
  19. 16.Inspection.
  20. 17.Information to be furnished.
  21. 17A.Accounts and audit.
  22. 18.Power to make regulations.
  23. 19.Constitution and composition of State Councils.
  24. 20.Inter-State agreements.
  25. 21.Composition of Joint State Councils.
  26. 22.Incorporation of State Councils.
  27. 23.President and Vice-President of State Council.
  28. 24.Mode of elections.
  29. 25.Term of office and casual vacancies.
  30. 26.Staff, remuneration and allowances.
  31. 26A.Inspection.
  32. 27.The Executive Committee.
  33. 28.Information to be furnished.
  34. 29.Preparation and maintenance of register.
  35. 30.Preparation of first register.
  36. 31.Qualifications for entry on first register.
  37. 32.Qualifications for subsequent registration.
  38. 32A.Special provisions for registration of certain persons.
  39. 32B.Special provisions for registration of displaced persons, repatriates and other persons.
  40. 33.Scrutiny of applications for registration.
  41. 34.Renewal fees.
  42. 35.Entry of additional qualifications.
  43. 36.Removal from register.
  44. 37.Restoration to register.
  45. 38.Bar of other jurisdiction.
  46. 39.Issue of duplicate certificates of registration.
  47. 40.Printing of register and evidentiary value of entries therein.
  48. 41.Penalty for falsely claiming to be registered.
  49. 42.Dispensing by unregistered persons.
  50. 43.Failure to surrender certificate of registration.
  51. 44.Payment of part of fees to Central Council.
  52. 45.Appointment of Commission of Enquiry.
  53. 46.Power to make rules.