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The Drugs (Control) Ordinance, 1982

( Ordinance NO. VIII OF 1982 )

[ 12th June, 1982 ]

Prohibition of Manufacture, etc., of certain medicines
8. (1) On the commencement of this Ordinance, the registration or licence in respect of all medicines mentioned in the Schedules shall stand cancelled, and no such medicine shall, subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), be manufactured, imported, distributed 1[, stocked, exhibited or sold] after such commencement.
 
 
 
 
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1),-
 
 
 
 
(a) the medicines specified in Schedule I shall be destroyed within three months from the date of commencement of this Ordinance;
 
 
 
 
(b) the medicines specified in Schedule II may be manufactured or sold for a period of 2[twelve months] from the date of commencement of this Ordinance and thereafter their manufacture 3[, stock, exhibition and sale] shall be permitted only if they are registered after change in their formulation in accordance with the direction of the licensing authority;
 
 
 
 
(c) the medicines specified in Schedule III may be manufactured, imported, distributed and sold for a period of 4[eighteen months] after the commencement of this Ordinance, and thereafter there shall not be any manufacture, import, distribution 5[, stock, exhibition or sale] of such medicines 6[;
 
 
(d) the medicines specified in Schedule IV may be manufactured, distributed and sold for a period of eighteen months after the commencement of this Ordinance, and thereafter their manufacture, distribution 7[, stock, exhibition and sale] shall be permitted only if they are registered again with the licensing authority:
 
 
 
 
Provided that no fresh import of raw materials for the manufacture of the medicines specified in Schedule III and Schedule IV shall be permitted.]
  • 1
    The commas and the words “, stocked, exhibited or sold” were substituted for the words “or sold” by section 4 of the Drugs (Control) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1984 (Ordinance No. XLIII of 1984)
  • 2
    The words “twelve months” were substituted for the words “six months” by section 2 of the Drugs (Control) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1982 (Ordinance No. XXVIII of 1982)
  • 3
    The commas and the words “, stock, exhibition and sale” were substituted for the words “and sale” by section 4 of the Drugs (Control) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1984 (Ordinance No. XLIII of 1984)
  • 4
    The words “eighteen months” were substituted for the words “nine months” by section 2 of the Drugs (Control) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1982 (Ordinance No. XXVIII of 1982)
  • 5
    The commas and the words “, stock, exhibition or sale” were substituted for the words “or sale” by section 4 of the Drugs (Control) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1984 (Ordinance No. XLIII of 1984)
  • 6
    The semi-colon (;) was substituted for the full-stop (.) and clause (d) was added thereafter by section 2 of the Drugs (Control) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1982 (Ordinance No. XXVIII of 1982)
  • 7
    The commas and the words “, stock, exhibition and sale” were substituted for the words “and sale” by section 4 of the Drugs (Control) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1984 (Ordinance No. XLIII of 1984)
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