Pharmacy Act, 1948
26A.
Inspection
(1) A State
Council may, with the previous sanction of the State Government, appoint
Inspectors having the prescribed qualifications for the purposes of Chapters
III, IV and V of this Act.
(2) An Inspect
may-
(a) inspect
any premises where drugs are compounded or dispensed and submit a written report
to the Registrar ;
(b) enquire
whether a person who is engaged in compounding or dispensing of drugs is a
registered pharmacist ;
(c)
investigate any complaint made in writing in respect of any contravention of
this Act and report to the Registrar ;
(d) institute
prosecution under the order of the Executive Committee of the State Council ;
(e) exercise
such other powers as may be necessary for carrying out the purposes of Chapters
III, IV and V of this Act or any rules made thereunder.
(3) Any person
willfully obstructing an Inspector in the exercise of the powers conferred on
him by or under this Act or any rules made thereunder shall be punishable with
imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine not
exceeding one thousand rupees, or with both.
(4) Every
Inspector shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of section
21 of Indian Penal Code.]