Laws & Rules

The Drugs Act, 1940

Sections

5. The Drugs Technical Advisory Board
6. The Central Drugs Laboratory
7. [Omitted.]

CHAPTER II : THE DRUGS TECHNICAL ADVISORY BOARD, THE CENTRAL DRUGS LABORATORY AND THE DRUGS CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE ( DrugAct )

5. The Drugs Technical Advisory Board

5. (1) The Government shall, as soon as may be, constitute a Board (to be called the Drugs Technical Advisory Board) to advise the Government on technical matters arising out of the administration of this Act and to carry out the other functions assigned to it by this Act.

1[(2) The Board shall consist of such members including a Chairman as the Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, appoint such members.]

(2A) [Omitted by section 3 and the Second Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973).]

2[(3) The member of the Board shall hold office for such term as the Government may fix.]

(4) The Board may, subject to the previous approval of the Government, make by laws fixing a quorum and regulating its own procedure and the conduct of all business to be transacted by it.

(5) The Board may constitute sub committees and may appoint to such sub committees for such periods, not exceeding three years, as it may decide, or temporarily for the consideration of particular matters, persons who are not members of the Board.

(6) The functions of the Board may be exercised notwithstanding any vacancy therein.

(7) The Government shall appoint a person to be Secretary of the Board and shall provide the Board with such clerical and other staff as the Government considers necessary.

6. The Central Drugs Laboratory

6. (1) The Government shall, as soon as may be, establish a Central Drugs Laboratory under the control of a Director to be appointed by the Government, to carry out the functions entrusted to it by this Act or any rules made under this Chapter:

Provided that, if the Government so prescribes, the functions of the Central Drugs Laboratory in respect of any drug or class of drugs shall be carried out at any prescribed Laboratory and the functions of the Director of the Central Drugs Laboratory in respect of such drug or class of drugs shall be exercised by the Director of that Laboratory.

(2) The Government may, after consultation with the Board, make rules prescribing-

(a) the functions of the Central Drugs Laboratory;

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(d) the procedure for the submission to the said Laboratory under Chapter IV of samples of drugs for analysis or test, the forms of the Laboratory's reports thereon and the fees payable in respect of such reports;

(e) such other matters as may be necessary or expedient to enable the said Laboratory to carry out its functions;

(f) the matters necessary to be prescribed for the purposes of the proviso to sub section (1).

7. [Omitted.]

7. [The Drugs Consultative Committee.- Omitted by section 3 and the Second Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973).]