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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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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.

Act number
41 of 1992
Ministry
Ministry of Women and Child Development
Enacted
29 Dec 1992

Source: IndiaCode Portal, Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India. Open on India Code Check against the official text before relying on it.

26 sections

  1. Section 1Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. Section 2Definitions.
  3. Section 3Certain prohibitions in relation to infant milk substitutes, feeding bottles and infant foods.
  4. Section 4Prohibition of incentives for the use or sale of infant milk substitutes or feeding bottles.
  5. Section 5Donations of infant milk substitutes or feeding bottles or equipment of materials relating thereto.
  6. Section 6Information on containers and labels of infant milk substitutes of infant foods
  7. Section 7Educational and other materials relating to feeding of infants to contain certain particulars.
  8. Section 8Health care system.
  9. Section 9Inducement to health worker for promoting use of infant milk substitutes, etc.
  10. Section 10Special provision relating to employees of person who produces, supplies, distributes or sells infant milk substitutes, etc.
  11. Section 11Standards of infant milk substitutes, feeding bottles or infant foods.
  12. Section 12Powers of entry and search.
  13. Section 13Power to seize infant milk substitutes, etc., or containers thereof.
  14. Section 14Confiscation.
  15. Section 15Power to give option to pay cost in lieu of confiscation.
  16. Section 16Confiscation not to interfere with other punishments.
  17. Section 17Adjudication.
  18. Section 18Giving of opportunity to the owner of the seized infant milk substitute or feeding bottle or infant food or container thereof.
  19. Section 19Appeal.
  20. Section 20Penalty.
  21. Section 21Cognizance of offences.
  22. Section 22Offences by companies.
  23. Section 23Offences to be cognizable and bailable.
  24. Section 24Protection of action taken in good faith.
  25. Section 25Application of Act 37 of 1954 not barred.
  26. Section 26Power to make rules.