Bare Act
The Chhattisgarh Regulation, Prohibhition, Sale and Use of Acid Act, 2013
This Chhattisgarh Act establishes strict legal controls over acid by mandating licenses for its sale, storage, distribution, and regulated use. It ensures that only authorized individuals and organizations can handle acids for allowed purposes like medical, industrial, or research activities, effectively banning their sale to unauthorized persons. The legislation matters because acid attacks often cause severe, lifelong injuries; this Act aims to restrict the availability of acid to prevent such attacks while ensuring safe handling for legitimate professional needs. By strictly regulating who can sell and use acid, the state seeks to protect public safety and reduce the prevalence of violent crimes involving corrosive substances.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Regulation of sale and use of acid
- 4. Application for license
- 5. Grant of license
- 6. Conditions of license
- 7. Duties of the holder of licence
- 8. Duties of Licensee
- 9. Power to enter and inspect
- 10. Power to seize
- 11. Appellate Authority
- 12. Penalty
- 15. Appeal
- 16. Offences by Companies
- 17. Offences and Penalties
- 18. Offences to be cognizable
- 19. Power to lay down procedure
- 20. Power to make rules
- 21. Provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 to apply in warrants, arrests, searches and seizures
- 22. Power of entry and inspection
- 23. Officers and persons exercising power under this Act to be Public Servants
- 24. Protection of action taken in good faith
- 25. Power to delegate
- 26. Power to make rules
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