The Drugs Act, 1976

WHEREAS it is expedient to regulate the import, export, manufacture, storage, distribution and sale of drugs; It is hereby enacted as follows:⎯ CHAPTER I INTRODUCTORY

• Section 1: Short title, extent and commencement.⎯ (1) This Act may be called the Drugs Act,
• Section 2: Application of other laws not barred. The provisions of this Act, shall be in addition to,
• Section 3: Definitions. ⎯ In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context, ⎯
• Section 4: Regulation and prohibition of import, etc., of drugs.⎯ (1) The Federal Government
• Section 5: Regulation of manufacture of drugs.⎯ (1) The grant of licences to manufacture drugs
• Section 6: Regulation of sale of drugs. The Provincial Governments shall regulate the sale of drugs
• Section 7: Registration of drugs.⎯ (1) The Federal Government shall cause all drugs to be
• Section 8: Pakistan National Formulary
• Section 9: Appellate Board
• Section 10: Expert Committees
• Section 11: Provincial Quality Control Board
• Section 12: Power to fix maximum prices of drugs, etc
• Section 13: Directions to Provincial Governments
• Section 14: Federal Drug Laboratory and institutes, etc
• Section 15: Provincial Drugs Testing Laboratory
• Section 16: Government Analysts
• Section 17: Inspectors
• Section 18: Powers of Inspectors.⎯ (1) Subject to the provisions of section 19 and of any rules
• Section 19: Procedure for Inspectors.⎯ (1) Where an Inspector seizes any drug or any other article
• Section 20: Persons bound to disclose place where drugs are manufactured or kept
• Section 21: Disclosure of the name of the manufacturer
• Section 22: Reports of Government Analysts
• Section 23: Import, manufacture and sale of drugs
• Section 24: Control of advertisement
• Section 25: Control of sampling
• Section 26: Control of printing of labelling
• Section 27: Penalties
• Section 28: Penalty for subsequent offence
• Section 29: Forfeiture
• Section 30: Cognizance of offences
• Section 31: Drug Courts
• Section 32: Pleas
• Section 33: Application of law relating to customs and powers of officers of customs.⎯ (1) The
• Section 34: Offences by companies, etc
• Section 35: Publication of offender’s name
• Section 36: Powers to exempt
• Section 37: Inspectors to be public servants
• Section 38: Indemnity
• Section 39: Finality of orders, etc
• Section 40: Publication of result of test or analysis, etc
• Section 41: Cancellation or suspension of licences
• Section 42: Cancellation or suspension of registration of registered drugs
• Section 43: Power of Federal Government to make rules
• Section 44: Power of the Provincial Government to make rules
• Section 45: Repeal and Savings