G.O. (4D) No. 20, Appointment of Certain Persons as Inspectors of Drugs Control and Cosmetics Administration under the Act, 2013
The Health and Family Welfare Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, issued G.O. (4D) No. 20, Health and Family Welfare (M1), dated 12 July 2013, appointing 89 named persons as Inspectors under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940. Their jurisdiction covers the entire State of Tamil Nadu, and they are officially subordinate to the Director of Drugs Control, Tamil Nadu.
What the notification does
The Health and Family Welfare Department notification appoints 89 named persons as Inspectors for the purposes of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940. The Governor of Tamil Nadu made the appointments using the powers conferred by sub sections (1) and (4) of Section 21 of that Act.
The notification was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary on 12 July 2013. It carries notification number No. II(2)/HF/480(d)/2013 and relates to G.O. (4D) No. 20, Health and Family Welfare (M1), dated 12 July 2013.
Jurisdiction and supervision
The appointed Inspectors have authority for the entire State of Tamil Nadu. The Director of Drugs Control, Tamil Nadu, is specified as the authority to whom all of the named Inspectors are officially subordinate.
Key provisions are:
- A total of 89 people are appointed as Inspectors under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940.
- The appointments apply throughout Tamil Nadu, rather than to individual districts or local areas.
- The Director of Drugs Control, Tamil Nadu, is the supervising authority named in the notification.
- The Gazette provides the name of each appointed Inspector in a numbered list.
The list begins with R.T.D. Isravanya and includes D. Deepa, P. Ramu, B. Ramya, T. Gowri, S. Rekha and Dinesh Kumar Suthar. It continues through serial number 89, A. Chandra Mary.
Who may be affected
The Health and Family Welfare Department notification is relevant to the administration and enforcement of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, particularly for the named Inspectors, the Director of Drugs Control, and people or organisations dealing with drugs or cosmetics in Tamil Nadu.
The notification does not contain provisions about land ownership, registration, planning permission, land use, buildings, property tax or property transactions. On its stated terms, it does not change the rights or duties of a property buyer or owner merely because they buy, sell or own property in Tamil Nadu.
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Common questions
Does this Gazette notification affect my land purchase in Tamil Nadu?
The notification does not address land purchases, ownership, registration, planning or land use. It appoints Inspectors under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940.
Do the appointed Inspectors have authority throughout Tamil Nadu?
Yes. The notification appoints them for the entire State of Tamil Nadu.
Who supervises the Inspectors named in the notification?
The Director of Drugs Control, Tamil Nadu, is the authority to whom the appointed Inspectors are officially subordinate.
How many Inspectors are appointed?
The numbered list contains 89 appointed Inspectors.
