Pharmacy Act, 1948
1. Short title, extent and commencement
(1) This Act may be
called the Pharmacy Act, 1948.
2 [(2) It extent to the
whole of Indian except the State of Jammu and Kashmir.]
(3) It shall come into
force at once but Chapter III, IV, and V shall take effect in a particular
State from such date 3[***] as the State Government may, by
notification in the Official Gazette, appoint in this behalf :
4 [Provided that where on account of the territorial changes brought about by the reorganization of State on the 1st day of November, 1956, Chapters III, IV and V have effect only in a part of a State, the said Chapters shall take effect in the remaining part of that State from such date as the State Government may in like manner appoint.]