Section 2: Definitions

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This section defines the following terms used in The Pakistan General Cosmetics Act, 2023: • Analyst — analyst appointed by the government in the laboratory under the control and management of Pakistan Standard Quality Control Authority • Association — Pakistan Cosmetics Manufacturing Association • Authority — the Pakistan General Cosmetics Regulatory Authority constituted under section 3 of this Act • Counterfeit cosmetic — general cosmetic manufactured, processed and packed in violation of the registered trade mark, label, design and copyright of any product which already been used and registered for any other firm • Division concerned — the division to which the business of this Act stands allocated • expiry date — a date after which general cosmetic product shall not be displayed for sale • free sale certificate — free sale certificate issued by the Trade Development Authority under the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan Act, 2013, but shall not include Medicated Cosmetics as defined in clause (xix) of section 2 of the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan Act, 2012 (XXI of 2012) • general cosmetic — any substance intended to be used to clean improve or change of complexion of skin, hair, nails or teeth and include the beauty preparations for make-up, perfume, skin cream, skin lotion nail polish, nail paint, soap, shampoo, shaving cream, gel, sun care and deodorant also include any article intended for use as a component of general cosmetics or any other item declared by the Authority for the purposes of this Act • Government — the Federal Government • inspector — an inspector appointed under section 15 of the Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority Act, 1996 (VI of 1996) • label — a display of written, printed or graphic matter upon the primary and secondary packaging or the outside container or wrapper of a cosmetic product • manufacturing date — date of production with specific batch number of any general cosmetics product • Prescribed — prescribed by rules made under this Act • president — president of the Authority • PSQCA — the Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority established under section 3 of the Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority Act, 1996 (VI of 1996): • Rules — rules made under this Act • standards and quality certificate — standard and quality certificate issued by the Pakistan Standards and Quality Contol Authority; and • substandard cosmetics — general cosmetics products that fail to meet either their quality standards or specification or hazardous to human use as per standards and quality notified by the PSQCA This is the official statutory text, shown as written — it is not a paraphrase or a legal opinion. Consult a verified lawyer to see how it applies to your specific situation.

2. Definitions.—In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,— (a) “Analyst” means analyst appointed by the government in the laboratory under the control and management of Pakistan Standard Quality Control Authority; (b) “Association” means Pakistan Cosmetics Manufacturing Association; (c) “Authority” means the Pakistan General Cosmetics Regulatory Authority constituted under section 3 of this Act; (d) “Code means the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Act V of 1898); (e) “Cosmetic Manufacturing Unit” premises comprising of the building, Quality Control Lab, storage and requisite machinery used for the manufacturing of the general cosmetics and its standard must fulfill all the hygienic conditions which may be necessary for the safety and health of human beings; (f) “Counterfeit cosmetic” means general cosmetic manufactured, processed and packed in violation of the registered trade mark, label, design and copyright of any product which already been used and registered for any other firm; (g) “Division concerned” means the division to which the business of this Act stands allocated; (h) “expiry date” means a date after which general cosmetic product shall not be displayed for sale; (i) “free sale certificate” means free sale certificate issued by the Trade Development Authority under the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan Act, 2013, but shall not include Medicated Cosmetics as defined in clause (xix) of section 2 of the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan Act, 2012 (XXI of 2012); (j) “general cosmetic” means any substance intended to be used to clean improve or change of complexion of skin, hair, nails or teeth and include the beauty preparations for make-up, perfume, skin cream, skin lotion nail polish, nail paint, soap, shampoo, shaving cream, gel, sun care and deodorant also include any article intended for use as a component of general cosmetics or any other item declared by the Authority for the purposes of this Act; (k) “Government” means the Federal Government; (l) “inspector” means an inspector appointed under section 15 of the Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority Act, 1996 (VI of 1996); (m) “label” means a display of written, printed or graphic matter upon the primary and secondary packaging or the outside container or wrapper of a cosmetic product; (n) “manufacturing date” means date of production with specific batch number of any general cosmetics product; (o) “Pakistan Standard” shall have the same meaning as assigned to in the Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority Act, 1996 (VI of 1996); (p) “Prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (q) “president” means president of the Authority; (r) “PSQCA” means the Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority established under section 3 of the Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority Act, 1996 (VI of 1996): (s) “Rules” means rules made under this Act; (t) “standards and quality certificate” means standard and quality certificate issued by the Pakistan Standards and Quality Contol Authority; and (u) “substandard cosmetics” means general cosmetics products that fail to meet either their quality standards or specification or hazardous to human use as per standards and quality notified by the PSQCA.

Effective date: 2023-08-03

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