Friday, July 24, 2009

Section4 (Regulation and prohibition of import, etc., of drugs)

(1) The Federal Government shall regulate the import and export. of drugs in the prescribed manner and for that purpose may make such orders and issue such directions to the importers and exporters as it may deem fit.

(2) If in the opinion of the Federal Government the public interest so requires, the Federal Government may, by notification in the official Gazette,--

(a) direct that a drug or a class of drugs specified in the notification, or drugs generally, shall not be imported or exported otherwise than under the authority of 'a license issued under this Act o except by an importer or exporter or through an indenter registered in accordance with the rules;

(b) direct that a drug or class of drugs specified in the notification shall not be imported except by an agency of Government so specified; or

(c) prohibit the import or export of any drug or class of drugs specified in the notification.

[(3) Subject to sub-sections (1) & (2), only such drugs shall be imported which are on sale in the market of any of the Western European countries, USA, Japan, Australia or any other country a may be prescribed.]

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