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The Pharmacy (Amendment) Act, 2023 (No. 29 of 2023), which inserts new section 32C into the Pharmacy Act, 1948 to deem certain persons registered or qualified under the Jammu and Kashmir Pharmacy Act, 2011 as registered pharmacists under the principal Act, together with a corrigendum to the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Act, 2023.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Law and Justice (Legislative Department) published the Pharmacy (Amendment) Act, 2023 (No. 29 of 2023), which received Presidential assent on 15th August 2023, inserting a new section 32C after section 32B of the Pharmacy Act, 1948 (8 of 1948) to provide that, notwithstanding section 32, any person whose name is entered in the register of pharmacists maintained under the Jammu and Kashmir Pharmacy Act, 2011 (Jammu and Kashmir Act No. LIII of 1955 A.D.), or who possesses the qualification (medical assistant/pharmacist) prescribed under that Act, shall be deemed entered in the register of pharmacists maintained under Chapter IV of the Pharmacy Act, 1948, subject to applying within one year of the commencement of the Pharmacy (Amendment) Act, 2023 and paying the prescribed fee, and subject to procedure prescribed by the Government of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the Administration of the Union Territory of Ladakh; the notification is signed by Dr. Reeta Vasishta, Secretary to the Government of India, and is accompanied by a Corrigendum to the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Act, 2023 (No. 15 of 2023), correcting, on page 2, line 1 of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 1, dated 4th August 2023 (Issue No. 18), the word "Nationality" to "Nationally".

Full Text

THE PHARMACY (AMENDMENT) ACT , 2023 NO. 29 OF 2023 [15th August , 2023.] An Act further to amend the Pharmacy Act, 1948. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Seventy-fourth Year of the Republic of India as follows:— 1.This Act may be called the Pharmacy (Amendment) Act, 2023. 2.After section 32B of the Pharmacy Act, 1948, the following section shall be inserted, namely:— "32C. Notwithstanding anything contained in section 32, any person whose name has been entered in the register of pharmacists maintained under the Jammu and Kashmir Pharmacy Act, 201 1 or possesses qualification (medical assistant/pharmacists) prescribed under the said Act shall be deemed to have been entered in the register of pharmacists prepared and maintained under Chapter IV of this Act, subject to condition that an application to be made in this behalf within a period of one year from the commencement of the Pharmacy (Amendment) Act, 2023 and on payment of such fee,Short title. Special provision relating to persons registered or qualified under Jammu and Kashmir Pharmacy Act, 2011.Insertion of new section 32C. Jammu and Kashmir Act No. LIII of (1955 A.D.).8 of 1948.MINISTR Y OF LA W AND JUSTICE (Legislative Department) New Delhi, the 15th August, 2023/ Sravana 24, 1945 ( Saka ) The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the 15th August, 2023 and is hereby published for general information:—vlk/kkj.k EXTRAORDINARY Hkkx II — [k.M 1 PART II—Section 1 izkf/kdkj ls izdkf'kr PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY lañ 31] ubZ fnYyh] eaxyokj] vxLr 15] 2023 @Jko.k 24 ] 1945 ¼'kd½ No. 31] NEW DELHI, TUESDA Y, AUGUST 15, 2023/SRA VANA 24, 1945 (SAKA) bl Hkkx esa fHkUu i`"B la[;k nh tkrh gS ftlls fd ;g vyx ladyu ds :i esa j[kk tk ldsA Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed as a separate compilation.xxxGIDHxxx jftLVªh lañ Mhñ ,yñ —(,u)04@0007@2003—23 REGISTERED N O. DL—(N)0 4/000 7/200 3—23 CG-DL-E-15082023-248103 CG-DL-E-15082023-248103 CG-DL-E-15082023-248103 CG-DL-E-15082023-248103 CG-DL-E-15082023-248103 CG-DL-E-15082023-248103 ———— DR. REET A VASISHT A, Secretary to the Govt. of India. ———— CORRIGENDUM THE FOREST (CONSER VATION) AMENDMENT ACT, 2023 NO. 15 OF 2023 In the FOREST (CONSER V ATION) AMENDMENT ACT , 2023 (15 OF 2023), as published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary , Part II, Section 1, dated the 4th August, 2023, Issue No. 18, on page 2, in line 1, for "Nationality", read "Nationally". ————and in such manner , as may be prescribed by the Government of Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Administration of Union territory of Ladak h.".2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINAR Y [PART II—S EC. 1] MGIPMRND—297GI(S3)—15-08-2023.UPLOADED BY THE MANAGER, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA PRESS, MINTO ROAD, NEW DELHI–110002 AND PUBLISHED BY THE CONTROLLER OF PUBLICA TIONS, DELHI–1 10054.

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