The Pharmacy Act 1948 is Divided into 5 Chapters And 46 Sections
THE PHARMACY ACT, 1948
This Act to regulate the profession of pharmacy.
WHEREAS it is expedient to make better provision for the regulation of the profession and practice of pharmacy and for that purpose to constitute Pharmacy Councils;
It is hereby enacted as follows:—
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTORY
1. Short title, extent and commencement.—(1) This Act may be called the Pharmacy Act, 1948.
2[(2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir.] ( Now Applicable For Jammu and Kashmir Also)
(3) It shall come into force at once, but Chapters 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 States 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.]
2. Interpretation.—In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,—
(a) “agreement” means an agreement entered into under section 20;
(b) “approved” means approved by the Central Council under section 12 or section 14;
[(c) “Central Council” means the Pharmacy Council of India constituted under section 3;
(d) “Central Register” means the register of pharmacists maintained by the Central Council under section 15A;
(da) “Executive Committee” means the Executive Committee of the Central Council or of the State Council, as the context may require
(e) “Indian University” means a University within the meaning of section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (3 of 1956), and includes such other institutions, being institutions established by or under a Central Act, as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify in this behalf;]
[(f) “medical practitioner” means a person—
(i) holding a qualification granted by an authority specified or notified under section 3 of the Indian Medical Degrees Act, 1916 (7 of 1916), or specified in the Schedules to the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 (102 of 1956); or
(ii) registered or eligible for registration in a medical register of a State meant for the registration of persons practising the modern scientific system of medicine; or
(iii) registered in a medical register of a State, who, although not falling within sub-clause (i) or sub-clause (ii) is declared by a general or special order made by the State Government in this behalf as a person practising the modern scientific system of medicine for the purposes of this Act; or
(iv) registered or eligible for registration in the register of dentists for a State under the Dentists Act, 1948 (16 1948); or
(v) who is engaged in the practice of veterinary medicine and who possesses qualifications approved by the State Government;]
(g) “prescribed” means in Chapter II prescribed by regulations made under section 18, and elsewhere prescribed by rules made under section 46;
[(h) “register” means a register of pharmacists prepared and maintained under Chapter IV;
(i) “registered pharmacist” means a person whose name is for the time being entered in the register of the State in which he is for the time being residing or carrying on his profession or business of pharmacy;
(j) “State Council” means a State Council of Pharmacy constituted under section 19, and includes a Joint State Council of Pharmacy constituted in accordance with an agreement under section 20;
(k) “University Grants Commission” means the University Grants Commission established under section 4 of the University Grants Commission Act,1956 (3 of 1956).]