THE INFANT MILK SUBSTITUTES, FEEDING BOTTLES AND INFANT FOODS (REGULATION OF PRODUCTION, SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION) ACT, 1992

ACT NO. 41 OF 1992 · Enacted [29th December, 1992.] · 26 sections

Section 1.Short title, extent and commencement.

Section 2.Definitions.

Section 3.Certain prohibitions in relation to infant milk substitutes, feeding bottles and infant foods.

Section 4.Prohibition of incentives for the use or sale of infant milk substitutes or feeding bottles.

Section 5.Donations of infant milk substitutes or feeding bottles or equipment of materials relating thereto.

Section 6.Information on containers and labels of infant milk substitutes of infant foods.

Section 7.Educational and other materials relating to feeding of infants to contain certain particulars.

Section 8.Health care system.

Section 9.Inducement to health worker for promoting use of infant milk substitutes, etc.

Section 10.Special provision relating to employees of person who produces, supplies, distributes or sells infant milk substitutes, etc.

Section 11.Standards of infant milk substitutes, feeding bottles or infant foods.

Section 12.Powers of entry and search.

Section 13.Power to seize infant milk substitutes, etc., or containers thereof.

Section 14.Confiscation.

Section 15.Power to give option to pay cost in lieu of confiscation.

Section 16.Confiscation not to interfere with other punishments.

Section 17.Adjudication.

Section 18.Giving of opportunity to the owner of the seized infant milk substitute or feeding bottle or infant food or container thereof.

Section 19.Appeal.

Section 20.Penalty.

Section 21.Cognizance of offences.

Section 22.Offences by companies.

Section 23.Offences to be cognizable and bailable.

Section 24.Protection of action taken in good faith.

Section 25.Application of Act 37 of 1954 not barred.

Section 26.Power to make rules.