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	\|short_title = ~~The~~ Drugs (Control) Act, 1950		\| short_title = Drugs (Control) Act, 1950
	\|legislature = [[Parliament of India]]		\| legislature = [[Parliament of India]]
	~~\|image =~~		\| long_title = An Act to provide for the control of the sale, supply and distribution of drugs.
	~~\|imagesize =~~		\| citation = [https://www.indiacode.nic.in/repealedfileopen?rfilename=A1950-26.pdf 26 of 1950]
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	\|citation =		\| date_enacted = 7 April 1950
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	\|date_conf_committee =		\| amended_by = Delegated Legislation Provisions (Amendment) Act, 2004 (4 of 2005)<br>Repealing and Amending Act, 2016 (23 of 2016)
	\|white_paper =		\| repeals = The Drugs (Control) Ordinance, 1949 (XXVI of 1949)
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	The '''Drugs Control Act, 1950''' is an [[Act of Parliament\|Act]] of the [[Parliament of India]] which regulates the pricing of drugs. It allows the government to fix the maximum price of any drug.<ref name="Pillay2012">{{cite book\|author=Pillay\|title=Modern Medical Toxicology\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MFcHBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA30\|accessdate=22 February 2015\|date=30 November 2012\|publisher=Jaypee Brothers Publishers\|isbn=978-93-5025-965-8\|page=30}}</ref>		The '''Drugs Control Act, 1950''' (Act 26 of 1950) is an [[Act of Parliament\|Act]] of the [[Parliament of India]] which regulates the pricing of drugs. It allows the government to fix the maximum price of any drug.<ref name="Pillay2012">{{cite book\|author=Pillay\|title=Modern Medical Toxicology\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MFcHBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA30\|accessdate=22 February 2015\|date=30 November 2012\|publisher=Jaypee Brothers Publishers\|isbn=978-93-5025-965-8\|page=30}}</ref>

	==Summary==		==Summary==
	The Act allows the [[Government of India]] to control the sales, supply and distribution of any drug in India. The government can set maximum selling price, maximum quantity to be possessed by dealer and maximum quantity to be sold to one person~~. The government can impose various restriction of sale~~.<ref name=full>{{cite web\|title=Drugs (Control) Act, 1950\|url=http://clap.nls.ac.in/legis/legis17.pdf\|publisher=[[National Law School of India University]]\|accessdate=21 February 2015}}</ref>		The Act allows the [[Government of India]] to control the sales, supply and distribution of any drug in India. The government can set maximum selling price, and impose various restriction on sale, including the maximum quantity to be possessed by a dealer and the maximum quantity to be sold to one person.<ref name=full>{{cite web\|title=Drugs (Control) Act, 1950\|url=http://clap.nls.ac.in/legis/legis17.pdf\|publisher=[[National Law School of India University]]\|accessdate=21 February 2015}}</ref>

	The Act ~~require any~~ retailer to give a cash [[memorandum]] to the customer for any purchase above {{currency\|5\|INR}}, and in case the purchase is below {{currency\|5\|INR}} the retailer must give a memo if the customer demands.<ref name=full/>		The Act requires a retailer to give a cash [[memorandum]] to the customer for any purchase above {{currency\|5\|INR}}, and in case the purchase is below {{currency\|5\|INR}} the retailer must give a memo if the customer demands.<ref name=full/>

	The violation of the Act carries a maximum of 3 years with or without fine. In case of corporate violators, every		The violation of the Act carries a maximum of 3 years with or without fine. In case of corporate violators, every
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	==See also==		==See also==
	* [[Drug policy of India]]		* [[Drug policy of India]]
	* [[List of ~~Acts~~ of the Parliament of India]]		* [[List of acts of the Parliament of India]]

	==References==		==References==

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The '''Drugs Control Act, 1950''' is an [[Act of Parliament|Act]] of the [[Parliament of India]] which regulates the pricing of drugs. It allows the government to fix the maximum price of any drug.<ref name="Pillay2012">{{cite book|author=Pillay|title=Modern Medical Toxicology|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MFcHBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA30|accessdate=22 February 2015|date=30 November 2012|publisher=Jaypee Brothers Publishers|isbn=978-93-5025-965-8|page=30}}</ref>

==Summary==
The Act allows the [[Government of India]] to control the sales, supply and distribution of any drug in India. The government can set maximum selling price, maximum quantity to be possessed by dealer and maximum quantity to be sold to one person. The government can impose various restriction of sale.<ref name=full>{{cite web|title=Drugs (Control) Act, 1950|url=http://clap.nls.ac.in/legis/legis17.pdf|publisher=[[National Law School of India University]]|accessdate=21 February 2015}}</ref>

The Act require any retailer to give a cash [[memorandum]] to the customer for any purchase above {{currency|5|INR}}, and in case the purchase is below {{currency|5|INR}} the retailer must give a memo if the customer demands.<ref name=full/>

The violation of the Act carries a maximum of 3 years with or without fine. In case of corporate violators, every
director, manager, secretary, agent or other officer or person concerned with the management may be prosecuted unless he/she the offence occurred without his/her knowledge. The investigating officer must have the rank of [[List of police ranks in India|Inspector]] in the police.<ref name=full/>

==See also==
* [[Drug policy of India]]
* [[List of Acts of the Parliament of India]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Acts of the Parliament of India 1950]]
[[Category:Drug control law in India]]

Drugs Control Act, 1950 - Revision history

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