respect of any Private Medical Care establishment in existence immediately before such commencement. The certificate of
registration shall be valid for a period of five years and may be renewed for a further period of five years at a time. The authority
may cause an inspection or enquiry in respect of any private medical care establishment, its buildings, laboratories and
equipment and also the work conducted or done by such establishment. Any person, who contravenes the provisions being the
holder of licence granted under this Act shall be punishable with a fine which may extend to twenty thousand rupees and on
conviction for a second or subsequent offence, be punishable with a fine which may extend to forty thousand rupees.

The Infant Milk Substitutes, Feeding Bottles and Infant Foods (Regulation of Production, Supply & Distribution) Act, 1992
(“IMS Act”)

The IMS Act provides for the regulation of production, supply and distribution of infant milk substitutes, feeding bottles and
infant foods with a view to the protection and promotion of breast feeding and ensuring the proper use of Infant Foods. The
IMS Act comprehensively bans all forms of promotion of foods marketed to children up to two years of age. According to
section 3 of the IMS Act, no person shall advertise, take part in promotion of use or sale, supply of or donate or distribute infant
milk substitutes or feeding bottles, or give an impression or create a belief in any manner that feeding of infant milk substitutes
is equivalent to or better than mother's milk. No picture of baby or mother shall be depicted on the containers. Beside this all
about manufacturing date, batch number, expiry date, compositions, etc. should also be written and must follow the instructions
and guidelines given under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act 1954. Any person who contravenes the provisions of
various sections shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine which may
extend to fine thousand rupees, or with both.

The Pharmacy Act, 1948 (“Pharmacy Act”)

The Pharmacy Act governs the regulation of the profession, practice of pharmacy and pharmacy councils. The function of
pharmacy council which inter-alia, includes minimum standard of education laid down by Pharmacy Council of India known
as the Education Regulation, minimum qualification for admission and condition to be fulfilled by university, approval of
institute providing course and examination for the pharmacists and withdrawal of approval. The State Pharmacy Council
maintains up-to-date register of pharmacists after collection of requisite fees. Under Section 42 of the Pharmacy Act, no person
other than a registered pharmacist shall compound, prepare, mix, or dispense any medicine on the prescription of a medical
practitioner.

Data Privacy Bill, 2019 (“Bill”)

The Bill, which proposes to supersede the Information Technology Act, 2000 deals with the provisions relating to compensation
payable by companies for failure to protect personal data. The Bill also establishes a Data Protection Authority of India.
Currently, the Bill categorises two kinds of data, (a) "Personal Data" data about or relating to a natural person who is directly
or indirectly identifiable, having regard to any characteristic, trait, attribute or any other feature of the identity of such natural
person, whether online or offline, or any combination of such features with any other information, and shall include any
inference drawn from such data for the purpose of profiling; and (b) “Sensitive Personal Data” includes such personal data,
which may, reveal, be related to, or constitute: (i) financial data; (ii) health data; (iii) official identifier; (iv) sex life; (v) sexual
orientation; and (vi) biometric data. The applicability of the Bill also extends to foreign companies that handle data of
individuals in India. The Bill accords certain rights to individuals with respect to the protection of their data. However, there
are certain exceptions to protection offered under the Bill, such as, act done in interest of security of state, public order,
sovereignty and integrity of India and friendly relations with foreign states, and act done for preventing incitement to
commission of any cognisable offence relating to the above matters. Processing of personal data is also exempted from
provisions of the Bill under certain conditions, as long as such processing is for a specific, clear and lawful purpose, this includes
an act undertaken for prevention, investigation, or prosecution of any offence, or personal, domestic, or journalistic purposes.
As on date, the Bill is pending with Joint Parliament Committee, and is yet to be notified and take effect.

 

Laws relating to environment

We are subject to various environment regulations as the operation of our establishments might have an impact on the
environment in which they are situated. The basic purpose of the statutes given below is to control, abate and prevent pollution.
In order to achieve these objectives, Pollution Control Boards (“PCBs”), which are vested with diverse powers to deal with
water and air pollution, have been set up in each state and in the Centre. The PCBs are responsible for setting the standards for
maintenance of clean air and water, directing the installation of pollution control devices in industries and undertaking
inspection to ensure that industries are functioning in compliance with the standards prescribed. These authorities also have the
power of search, seizure and investigation. All industries are required to obtain consent orders from the PCBs, which are
required to be periodically renewed.

Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 (“Water Act”)

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