Pharmacy Act, 1948
20. Inter-State agreements.
(1) Two or more State
Governments may enter into an agreement to be in force for such periods and to
be subject to renewal for such further periods, if any as may be specified in
the agreement, to provide-
(a) for the constitution of a Join State
Council for all the participating States, or
(b) that the State Council of one State shall
serve the needs of the other participating States.
(2) In addition to
such matters as are in this Act specified, an agreement under this section may-
(a) provide for the apportionment between the
participating States of the expenditure in connection with the State Council or
Joint State Council ;
(b) determine which of the participating State
Governments shall exercise the several function of the State Government under
this Act, and the references in this Act to the State Government shall be
construed accordingly;
(c) provide for consultation between the
participating State Governments either generally or with reference to
particular matters arising under this Act ;
(d) make such incidental and ancillary
provisions, not inconsistent with this Act, as may be deemed necessary or
expedient for giving effect to the agreement.
(3) An agreement under
this section shall be published in the Official Gazettes of the participating
States