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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-02072024-255091
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 337]
NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JULY 2, 2024/ASHADHA 11, 1946
MINISTRY OF AYUSH
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 1st July, 2024
G.S.R. 360(E).—Whereas the draft of certain rules further to amend the Drugs Rules, 1945, was published as
required under section 33N of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 (23 of 1940) (hereinafter referred to as the said
Act), vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Ayush, number G.S.R. 98(E), dated the
02nd February, 2024, in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), inviting objections and
suggestions from persons likely to be affected thereby before the expiry of a period of thirty days from the date on
which the copies of the Official Gazette containing the said notification were made available to the public;
And Whereas, the copies of said Official Gazette were made available to the public on the 5th February, 2024;
And Whereas, objections and suggestions received from the public on the said rules have been considered by
the Central Government;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 6(2), 12, 33 and 33N of the Drugs and
Cosmetics Act, 1940 (23 of 1940), the Central Government, after consultation with the Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani
Drugs Technical Advisory Board, hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Drugs Rules, 1945, namely:-
1. Short title, and commencement: - (1) These rules may be called the Drugs (Fourth Amendment) Rules, 2024.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Drugs Rules,-
(a) rule 170 shall be omitted.
(b) in SCHEDULE A, FORM 26 E4 and FORM 26 E5 shall be omitted.
[F. No. T-11011/05/2019-DCC(AYUSH)]
B.K.SINGH, Jt. Secy.
Note: The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, vide, notification No. F. 28-10/45-H(1), dated the
21st December, 1945 and last amended, vide, notification number G.S.R. 293(E), dated the 28th May, 2024.
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