Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940
33G. Inspectors
(1) The be Central Government or a State Government may, by
notification in the Official Gazette, appoint such persons as it thinks fit,
having the prescribed qualifications, to be Inspectors for such areas as may be
assigned to them by the Central Government or the State Government as. the case
may be.
(2) The powers which may be exercised by an Inspector and the
duties which may be performed by him and the conditions, limitations or
restrictions subject to which such power and duties may be exercised or
performed shall be such as may be prescribed.
(3) No person who has any financial interest in the manufacture
or sale of any drug shall be appointed to be an Inspector under this section.
(4) Every Inspector shall be deemed to be a public servant
within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code and shall be
officially sub-ordinate to such authority as the Government appointing him may
specify in this behalf.