law: Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940
  10. Prohibition of import of certain drugs or cosmetics
  From such date44 as may be fixed by the Central
  
  Government by notification in the Official Gazette in this behalf, no person
  
  shall import-
  (a) any drug 45[or cosmetic] which is not of standard
  
  quality;
   46  [(b) any misbranded drug 47[or misbranded or
  
  spurious cosmetics];]
   48  [(bb) any 49[adulterated or spurious] drug;]
  (c) any drug 45[or cosmetic] for the import of which
  
  a license is prescribed, otherwise than under, and in accordance with, such
  
  license;
   50  [(d) any patent or proprietary medicine, unless there is
  
  displayed in the prescribed manner on the label or container thereof 51[the
  
  true formula or list of active ingredients contained in it together with the
  
  quantities thereof];]
  (e) any drug which by means of any statement, design or device
  
  accompanying it or by any other means, purports or claims to cure or mitigate
  
  any such disease or ailment, or to have any such other effect, as may be
  
  prescribed;
   45  [(ee) any cosmetic containing any ingredient which may
  
  render it unsafe or harmful for use under the directions indicated or
  
  recommended;
  (j) any drug 45[or cosmetic] the import of which is
  
  prohibited by rule made under this Chapter :
  Provided that nothing in this section shall apply to
  
  the import, subject to prescribed conditions, of small quantities of any drug
  
  for the purpose of examination, test or analysis or for personal use :
  Provided further that the Central Government may, after
  
  consultation with the Board, by notification in the Official Gazette, permit,
  
  subject to any conditions specified in the notification, the import of any drug
  
  or class of drugs not being of standard quality.