162. Duties of Inspectors specially authorised to inspect to manufacture of Ayurvedic (including Siddha) or Unani drugs. - Subject to the instruction of the controlling authority, it shall be the duty of an Inspector authorised to inspect the manufacture of Ayurvedic (including Siddha) or Unani drugs:
i). To inspect not less than twice a year, all premises licensed for manufacture of Ayurvedic (including Siddha) or Unani drugs within the area allotted to him and to satisfy himself that the conditions of the license and the provisions of the Act and the rules made thereunder are being observed;
ii). To sent forthwith to the controlling authority after each inspection a detailed report indicating whether or not the conditions of the license and the provisions of the Act and the rules made thereunder are being observed;
iii). To take samples of the drugs manufactured on the premises and send them for test or analysis in accordance with these rules;
iv). To institute prosecutions in respect of violation of the Act and the rules made thereunder.
163. Procedure for dispatch of sample to Government Analyst and its receipt by the Government Analyst (1) Sample for test or analysis shall be sent to the Govt. Analyst by registered post or by hand in a sealed package, enclosed together with a memorandum in Form 18-A in an outer cover addressed to the Govt. Analyst.
1. The package as well as the outer cover shall be marked with a distinguishing number.
2. A copy of the memorandum and specimen impression of the seal used to seal the package shall be sent by registered post or by hand to the Govt. Analyst.
3. On receipt of the package from an Inspector, the Govt. Analyst or an Officer authorised by him in writing in this behalf shall open the package and shall also record the conditions of the seals on the package.
4. After the test or analysis has been completed, one copy of the results of the test or analysis shall be supplied forthwith to the sender in Form 13-A. A copy of the result in Form 13-A shall be sent simultaneously to the controlling authority and to the Drugs Controller, India.
164. Method of test or analysis to be employed in relation to Ayurvedic (including Siddha) or Unani drugs. - The method of test or analysis to be employed in relation to an Ayurvedic (including Siddha) or Unani Pharmacopoeia, or if no such pharmacopoeias are available or if no tests are specified in such pharmacopoeias, such tests as the Govt. Analyst may employ, such test being scientifically established to determine whether the drug contains the ingredients as stated on the label.
165. Qualification of Government Analyst. - A person who is appointed a Government Analyst under Section 33-Fof the Act shall be a person possessing the qualifications prescribed in Rule 44 or a degree in Ayurveda, Siddha or Unani system, as the case may be, conferred by a University, a State Govt. or Statutory Faculties, Councils and Boards of Indian Systems of Medicine recognized by the less than three years post-graduate experience in the analysis of drugs in a laboratory under the control of (i) a Govt. Analyst appointed under the Act, or (ii) a Chemical Examiner to Govt., or (iii) the head of an institution specially approved for the purpose by the appointing authority.
166. Duties of Government Analyst. - (1) The Govt. Analyst shall analys or test or cause to be analysed or tested such samples of Ayurvedic (including Siddha) or Unani drugs as may be sent to him by Inspectors or any other persons or authority authorised by the Central Govt. or a State Govt. under the provisions of Chapter IV-A of the Act and shall furnish reports of the results of test or analysis in accordance with these rules.
(2) A Govt. Analyst appointed under Section 34-F shall from time to time forward to the Govt. reports giving the results of analytical work and research with a view to their publication at the discretion of the Government.
167. Qualification of Inspector - A person who is appointed an Inspector under Section 33-G shall be a person who-
a. has the qualifications laid down under Rule 49 and shall have undergone practical training in the manufacture of Ayurvedic (including Siddha) or Unani drug, as the case may be; or
b. has a degree in Ayurvedic or Siddha or Unani System or a degree in Ayurveda Pharmacy, as the case may be, conferred by a University or a State Govt. or a Statutory Faculty, Council or Board of Indian Systems of Medicine recognized by the Central Govt. or the State Govt. for this purpose; or
c. has a diploma in Ayurveda, Siddha or Unani Systems, as the case may be, granted by a State Govt. or an Institution recognized by the Central Govt. or a State Govt. for this purpose.
