Central Act

The Poisons Act, 1919

3. Power to prohibit importation into the States of any poison except under licence. The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, prohibit, except under and in accordance with the conditions of a licence, the importation into 1 [India] 2 [across any customs frontier3 defined by the Central Government] of any specified poison, and may by rule regulate the grant of licences.