Inclusion of Cochin and Thiruvananthapuram Ports in Rule 43A of Drugs Rules, 1945

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-28052024-254400 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 272] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, MAY 28, 2024/JYAISHTHA 7, 1946 MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (Department of Health and Family Welfare) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 28th May, 2024 G.S.R. 293(E).—Whereas a draft of certain rules further to amend the Drugs Rules, 1945 was published, as required under sub-section (1) of section 12 and sub-section (1) of section 33 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 (23 of 1940) vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Department of Health and Family Welfare) number G.S.R. 139(E), dated the 27th February, 2024, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, section 3, sub-section (i) dated the 27th February, 2024, 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, copies of the said Official Gazette were made available to the public on the 27th February, 2024; And whereas, no objections and suggestions were received from the public in respect of the said draft rules; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 12 and 33 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 (23 of 1940), the Central Government, after consultation with Drugs Technical Advisory Board, hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Drugs Rules, 1945, namely:- 1. (1) These rules may be called the Drugs (Third Amendment) Rules, 2024. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Drugs Rules, 1945, in rule 43A, for the words "Bengaluru and Visakhapatnam", the words "Bengaluru, Visakhapatnam, Cochin and Thiruvananthapuram" shall be substituted. [F. No. X.11035/131/2022-DR] RAJIV WADHAWAN, Adviser (Cost). Note: The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India vide notification number F.28-10/45-H(1), dated the 21st December, 1945 and last amended vide notification number GSR 216 (E), dated the 18th March, 2024.