Regulation of sale and use of acid

(1) No person shall sell, store, trade, or distribute acid to any person unless he holds a valid license granted under this Act. (2) No person shall use acid without taking such precautions and following such procedures as may be prescribed. The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette,- (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 (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.