Chhattisgarh Regulation, Prohibition, Sale and Use of Acid Act, 2013

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    "title": "Chhattisgarh Regulation, Prohibition, Sale and Use of Acid Act, 2013",
    "short_title": "Chhattisgarh Regulation, Prohibition, Sale and Use of Acid Act, 2013",
    "act_number": "(Act No. 24 of 2013)",
    "act_year": 2013,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Chhattisgarh",
    "law_status": "unknown",
    "enactment_date": null,
    "description": "Chhattisgarh Regulation, Prohibition, Sale and Use of Acid Act, 2013",
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        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short title, extent and commencement.",
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            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Definitions.",
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            "content": "(a) \"acid\" includes any substance which has acidic or corresive character or burning nature, that is capable of causing bodily injury leading to scars or disfigurement or temporary or permanent disability;\n(b) \"appellate authority\" means an Officer or authority authorised by the State Government to hear appeal under Section 13;\n(c) \"bulk quantity\" means quantity as may be prescribed by the State Government;\n(d) \"dealer\" means a person on the business of purchase or sale of acids, whether as a wholesaler or retailer or distributor and whether or not in conjunction with any other business and includes his agent;\n(e) \"distributor\" means a distributor of acids or his agent or a stockist appointed by a manufacturer for stocking his acids for sale to a dealer;\n(f) \"government\" means Government of Chhattisgarh;\n(g) \"handling\" means processing, treatment, packaging, storage, transportation by vehicle, use, collection, destruction, conversion, offering for sale, transfer of like acids;\n(h) \"licensing authority\" means a licensing authority appointed under clause (a) of Section 3;\n(i) \"manufacturer\" means any person who manufactures acid in the State of Chhattisgarh;\n(j) \"person-in-charge\" means head of the institution, industry, company or firm and shall include every person who is in overall control of the day to day business of such organisation;\n(k) \"prescribed\" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;\n(l) \"purchaser\" means a person who purchases acid directly from the manufacturer or dealer of acid and stores and utilizes the acid for use under clause (p) of this Section and shall include his representatives, employees, agent or any person whom acid is handed over for use;\n(m) \"retailer\" means a dealer carrying on the retail business of sale of acids to customers;\n(n) \"sale\" means any transfer of acid by one person to another, for cash or for credit or by way of exchange, by a wholesaler or retailer and includes an agreement for sale, an offer for sale and exposure for sale;\n(o) \"state\" means State of Chhattisgarh;\n(p) \"use\" means use in relation to acids, use of acid for clinical, educational, industrial purpose including use by goldsmiths, medical, research and scientific purposes;\n(q) \"wholesaler\" means a dealer or his agent or a stockist appointed by a manufacturer or an importer for the sale of his acids to a retailer, hospital, dispensary, medical, educational or research or any other institution purchasing bulk quantities of acids.\nChapter II\nRights and Duties of Licensing authority, Manufacturer, Dealer and Purchaser",
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        {
            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Licensing Authority.",
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            "content": "(a) appoint such persons, being Gazetted Officers of the State Government, as it thinks fit to be Licensing Authorities for the purposes of this Act; and\n(b) define the limits within which a Licensing Authority shall exercise the powers conferred and perform the duties imposed on him, by or under this Act.",
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        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Restriction on use of acid.",
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        {
            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Dealer and manufacturer of Acid to obtain licence.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Application for grant and renewal of licence.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) that the dealer or manufacturer of acid is suitable for the proper and safe transportation, storage and handling of the acid in respect of which the licence has been applied for;\n(b) that the applicant is competent to manage such shop dealing with business of acid;\n(c) that the applicant has paid the prescribed licence fee;\n(d) that the applicant fulfils or undertakes to fulfil such other conditions, as may be prescribed, from time to time by the State Government, being conditions for ensuring the proper and restricted sale of acid; and\n(e) that he has not been convicted by any court of law and is of sound mind;",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        {
            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Duties of the holder of licence.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) undertake to transport, store, handle and sell only such type of acids as specified in the licence;\n(b) maintain a written record in the form as may be prescribed by the State Government;\n(c) specify in a conspicuous manner an individual label on carton the scientific name, together with the local name, if any, of the acids at all times;\n(d) maintain and submit returns or statement in such form and containing such information and within such time frame, as may be prescribed.",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Duties of the purchaser.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) purchase the acid only from the valid licence holder under this Act;\n(b) not use the acid purchased other than for the purposes specified under Section 4 of this Act;\n(c) maintain a record showing details of the quantity of acid received opening stock, daily consumption and closing stock; and\n(d) keep a check on the storage and handling of the acid at regular intervals.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Duty of the person-in-charge.",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Power to cancel or suspend licences.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) that he has parted, in whole or in part with his control over the shop or has otherwise ceased to conduct the business or hold such acid;\n(b) he fails to produce without any reasonable cause such license on demand of the any officer authorized by the Licensing Authority in this behalf;\n(c) that he has failed to maintain the record as prescribed;\n(d) he omits, without any reasonable cause, to maintain accounts or to submit any return in accordance with the provisions of this Act or any rule made thereunder;\n(e) that he has, without reasonable cause, failed to comply with any of the terms and conditions of the licence or any directions lawfully given by the Licensing Authority or has contravened any of the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder; or\n(f) on any other grounds as may be prescribed.",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Return of licence.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "12",
            "title": "12. Duplicate licence.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Chapter III\nAppeal and revision",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 11
        },
        {
            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. Appeal.",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "14",
            "title": "14. Revision.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Chapter IV\nOffences and Penalties",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "15",
            "title": "15. Offences and Penalties.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 14
        },
        {
            "number": "16",
            "title": "16. Offences by Companies.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) \"Company\" means any body corporate and includes a firm, sole-proprietorship or any association of individuals dealing with business of acids.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 15
        },
        {
            "number": "17",
            "title": "17. Jurisdiction of Court.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 16
        },
        {
            "number": "18",
            "title": "18. Offences under Act to be cognizable and non-bailable.",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 17
        },
        {
            "number": "19",
            "title": "19. Provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 to apply to warrants, arrests, searches and seizures.",
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            "content": "Chapter V\nMiscellaneous",
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            "sort_order": 18
        },
        {
            "number": "20",
            "title": "20. Power of entry and inspection.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) to enter into any shop or place of business where the acids are stored and/or sold and to inspect or examine the concentration of the acid therein;\n(b) to order the production of any account book, record or other document relating to such business and take or cause to be taken extracts from or copies of such a document(s);\n(c) to ask all necessary questions and examine any person having control of or employed in connection with, such place of business.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 19
        },
        {
            "number": "21",
            "title": "21. Officers and persons exercising power under this Act to be Public Servants.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 20
        },
        {
            "number": "22",
            "title": "22. Protection of action taken in good faith.",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 21
        },
        {
            "number": "23",
            "title": "23. Power to delegate.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 22
        },
        {
            "number": "24",
            "title": "24. Power to make rules.",
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            "content": "(a) the form of licence, the period for which it shall be issued and the conditions subject thereto, as under Section 5;\n(b) the form and manner of making an application for such licence, the fees and renewal thereof;\n(c) the other grounds, the contravention of which by the licensee, shall entail suspension or cancellation of the licence under Section 10;\n(d) the form and process under which a duplicate licence under Section 12 may be issued and the fee payable thereof;\n(e) the process of filing an appeal/revision, the period of limitation for appeal/revision and the authority to which appeal/revision may be made under Section 13 and Section 14 respectively and the procedure to be followed in such appeal/revision.\n(f) any other matter which is necessary for the implementation of this Act.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 23
        },
        {
            "number": "25",
            "title": "25. Power to remove difficulties.",
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            "sort_order": 24
        }
    ],
    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "Last Updated 17th September, 2019 [cg227]",
        "Act Number": "(Act No. 24 of 2013)",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "2013",
        "Short Title": "Chhattisgarh Regulation, Prohibition, Sale and Use of Acid Act, 2013",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Chhattisgarh"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:19"
}