Infant Milk Substitutes, Feeding Bottles and Infant Foods (Regulation of Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 1992

The Infant Milk Substitutes, Feeding Bottles and Infant Foods (Regulation of Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 1992

शिशु दुग्ध अनुकल्प, पोषण बोतल और शिशुखाद्य (उत्पादन, प्रदाय और वितरणविनियम) अधिनियम, 1992

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Act ID:	199241
Act Number:	41
Enactment Date:	1992-12-29
Act Year:	1992
Short Title:	The Infant Milk Substitutes, Feeding Bottles and Infant Foods (Regulation of Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 1992
Hindi Title:	शिशु दुग्ध अनुकल्प, पोषण बोतल और शिशुखाद्य (उत्पादन, प्रदाय और वितरणविनियम) अधिनियम, 1992
Long Title:	An Act to provide for the regulation of production, supply and distribution of infant milk substitutes, feeding bottles and infant foods with a view to the protection and promotion of breast-feeding and ensuring the proper use of infant foods and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Ministry:	Ministry of Women and Child Development
Enforcement Date:	01-08-1993
Notification:	1st August 1993, vide notification No. G.S.R. 527(E), dated 31st July, 1993, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, sec. 3(i).

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The Infant Milk Substitutes, Feeding Bottles and Infant Foods (Regulation of Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 1992

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Section 1. Short title, extent and commencement. Show Related Subordinates
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. Show Related Subordinates
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. Show Related Subordinates

Year	Description	Hindi Description	Files(Eng)	Files(Hindi)
31-07-1993	The Infant Milk Substitutes, Feeding Bottles and Infant Foods (Regulation of Production, Supply and Distribution) Rules, 1993
19-12-2003	The Infant Milk Substitutes, Feeding Bottles and Infant Foods (Regulation of Production, Supply and Distribution) Amendment Rules, 2003

Year	Description	Hindi Description	Files(Eng)	Files(Hindi)
27-06-1994	Notification dated 27 June 1994
24-07-1995	Notification dated 24 July 1995
01-08-2003	The Infant Milk Substitutes, Feeding Bottles and Infant Foods (Regulation of Production, Supply and Distribution) Amendment Act, 2003 [No. 38 of 2003]
24-10-2003	Notification dated 24 Oct 2003