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20. Government Analysts. �
(1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette,
appoint such persons as it thinks fit, having the prescribed qualifications, to
be Government Analysts for such areas in the State and in respect of such drugs
or [(Note: Subs. by Act 21 of 1962, sec.16, for "class of drugs" (w.e.f.
27-7-1964)) classes of drugs or such cosmetics or classes of cosmetics]
as may be specified in the notification.
(2) The Central Government
may also, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint such persons as it
thinks fit, having the prescribed qualifications, to be Government Analysts in
respect of such drugs or [(Note: Subs. by Act 21 of 1962, sec.16, for "class of
drugs" (w.e.f. 27-7-1964)) classes of drugs or such cosmetics or
classes of cosmetics] as may be specified in the notification.
(3) Notwithstanding anything
contained in sub-section (1) or sub-section (2), neither the Central Government
nor a State Government shall appoint as a Government Analyst any official not
serving under it without the previous consent of the Government under which he
is serving.
(4) No person who has any
financial interest in the import, manufacture or sale of drugs or cosmetics
shall be appointed to be a Government Analyst under sub-section (1) or
sub-section (2) of this section.
COMMENTS
The Director of Central Laboratory
is also a Government Analyst; Ram Shankar Misra v.State of U.P., (1980) 1 SCC
255.
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