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Date: 2025-07-29 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Notification for Amendment in Cosmetics Rules, 2020

Issued by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare · Department of Health and Family Welfare

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Executive Summary: This notification from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare amends the Cosmetics Rules, 2020, following consideration of public feedback on draft amendments published in May 2023. The amendments are made under the authority of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, and will take effect upon publication in the Official Gazette on July 29, 2025. Key Points / Main Content: Definitions and Interpretations: * Clarifies the meaning of "use before" and "date of expiry" on cosmetic labels. Regulatory Authority: * Replaces "controlling officer" with "Controlling Authority" in specified rules. * Designates the Government Analyst appointed under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, as the Government Analyst for these rules. Central Cosmetics Laboratory: * Specifies the Central Drugs Laboratory established under the Act shall function as the Central Cosmetics Laboratory. * Defines its functions, including analyzing samples, acting as an appellate laboratory, and performing other assigned duties. Licensing and Manufacturing: * Substitutes "Central Licensing Authority" with "State Licensing Authority" in rule 26(i). * Requires licensees to maintain records of cosmetic batch details and raw materials, either as hard copies or electronically, for three years or six months after batch expiry, whichever is later; * Mandates testing of raw materials and final products, maintaining records for the same retention period, with exceptions for soap manufacturers. License Management: * Introduces Rule 31A, allowing the State Licensing Authority to cancel or suspend licenses for non-compliance, providing an opportunity for licensees to be heard and appeal to the State Government. Labeling and Export: * States that cosmetic labels for export must comply with the laws of the destination country and may bear a code number approved by the State Licensing Authority instead of the manufacturer's name and address, if required by the consignee. Sampling and Inspection: * Removes the option to send samples "by courier" in specified rules. * Expands rule 53 to include spurious cosmetics under section 17D. Approval and Authorization: * Replaces "licence issued" with "approval issued" and "licence retention" with "approval retention" in rule 60. * Substitutes "premises licensed" with "approved premises" and "licence" with "approval" in rule 61. * Replaces "renewal of approval" with "end of retention period of approval" in rule 62. * Replaces "withdraw of this Power of Attorney" with "withdrawal of authorisation" in the First Schedule. Other Amendments: * Substitutes "Part" with "Chapter" in rule 63. * Replaces "Central Licensing Authority" with "Licensing Authority" in rule 69. Impact Analysis: Cosmetic Manufacturers: * Impact: Altered requirements for record-keeping, testing, and labeling. Potential for license suspension or cancellation for non-compliance. * Action Required: Update manufacturing processes, quality control procedures, and labeling practices to comply with the amended rules. State Licensing Authorities: * Impact: Expanded responsibilities related to license suspension/cancellation and approval of code numbers for export labels. * Action Required: Implement procedures for license suspension/cancellation and establish a system for approving code numbers on export labels. Government Analysts: * Impact: Continued role in analyzing cosmetics under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940. * Action Required: Continue to perform duties according to the existing standards and any new guidelines issued. Central Drugs Laboratory: * Impact: Designated as the Central Cosmetics Laboratory with specific functions. * Action Required: Implement procedures for analyzing samples, acting as an appellate laboratory, and performing other functions assigned by the Central Government.

Key Entities Referenced

Cosmetics Rules, 2020: The set of rules being amended by this notification. Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940: The principal act under which the Cosmetics Rules are framed and amended. New Delhi: The city where the notification was issued. Cosmetics Amendment Rules, 2025: The name of the rules introduced by this notification. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare: The ministry responsible for the notification and the rules pertaining to cosmetics. Department of Health and Family Welfare: The specific department within the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare that issued the notification. Drugs Technical Advisory Board: A board consulted by the Central Government in making amendments to the Cosmetics Rules. Central Drugs Laboratory: Laboratory that shall function as the Central Cosmetics Laboratory.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 xxxGIDHxxx सी.जी.-डी.एxलx.x-GअID.-E3xx1x0 72025-265135 CG-DL-E-31072025-265135 असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 470] नई दिल्ली, मगं लवार, िुलाई 29, 2025/श्रावण 7, 1947 No. 470] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JULY 29, 2025/SHRAVANA 7, 1947 स्ट्वास्ट््य और पररवार कल्याण मत्रं ालय (स्ट्वास्ट््य और पररवार कल्याण जवभाग) अजधसचू ना नई दिल् ली, 29 िुलाई, 2025 सा.का.जन.513(अ).––औषजध और प्रसाधन सामग्री अजधजनयम, 1940 (1940 का 23) की धारा 12 की उपधारा (1) और धारा 33 की उपधारा (1) के अधीन अपक्षे ा अनुसार प्रसाधन सामग्री अजधजनयम, 1920 म ें संिोधन करन े के जलए कजतपय जनयमों का प्ररूप भारत सरकार के स्ट्वास्ट््य और` पररवार कल्याण मंत्रालय (स्ट्वास्ट््य और पररवार कल्याण जवभाग) की अजधसूचना संख्या सा.का.जन 371 (अ), तारीख 15 मई 2023 द्वारा प्रकाजित दकया गया था, जिसे भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग 2, खंड 3, उपखंड (i), तारीख 17 मई 2023 को प्रकाजित दकया गया था, जिसमें उसस े प्रभाजवत होने की संभावना वाले व्यजियों से, उस तारीख से पैंतालीस दिनों की अवजध समाप्त होने से पहल,े जिसको उि अजधसूचना वाल े आजधकाररक रािपत्र की प्रजतयां िनता को उपलब्ध कराई गई थी, आपजियााँ और सुझाव आमंजत्रत दकए गए थे, और उि रािपत्र की प्रजतयां 17 मई 2023 को िनता को उपलब्ध करा िी गई थी; और उि प्ररूप जनयमों पर िनता से प्राप्त आपजियों और सुझावों पर केन्द्रीय सरकार द्वारा जवचार दकया गया ह;ै अत: अब, केन्द्रीय सरकार, औषजध और प्रसाधन सामग्री अजधजनयम, 1940 (1940 का 23) की धारा 12 और धारा 33 द्वारा प्रिि िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, केन्द्रीय सरकार, औषजध तकनीकी सलाहकार बोडड के साथ परामि ड पश्चात, प्रसाधन सामग्री अजधजनयम, 2020 का संिोधन करन े के जलए जनम्नजलजखत जनयम बनाती ह,ै अथाडत्:- 1. संजक्षप्त नाम और प्रारंभ : (1) इन जनयमों का संजक्षप्त नाम प्रसाधन सामग्री (संिोधन) जनयम, 2025 ह।ै 5102 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] (2) य ेजनयम रािपत्र में प्रकािन की तारीख से प्रवृिहोंगे। 2. प्रसाधन जनयम, 2020 (जिसे इसमें इसके पश्चात “उि जनयम” कहा गया ह)ै के, जनयम 3 के उपखंड (व) में, जनम्नजलजखत स्ट्पष्टीकरण अंत: स्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा, अथाडत-् : “स्ट्पष्टीकरण:- इस उपखडं के प्रयोिनों के जलए, ‘इस तारीख स े पहल े उपयोग करें’ पि स े लेबल पर उजल्लजखत माह के पहले दिन से पहले उपयोग करें अजभप्रेत ह,ै और ‘समाजप्त तारीख’ पि से प्रसाधन उि माह के अंजतम दिन समाप्त हो िाएगा अजभप्रेत ह।ै ” 3 . उि जनयमों के, जनयम 6 में, “जनयंत्रक अजधकारी” िब्ि िोनों स्ट्थानों पर िहां भी आते ह,ैं के स्ट्थान पर वहााँ “जनयंत्रक प्राजधकारी” िब्ि रखे िाएंगे। 4. उि जनयमों के, जनयम 7 के स्ट्थान पर जनम्नजलजखत जनयम रखा िाएगा, अथाडत-् : “7. सरकारी जवश्लेषक:- अजधजनयम (1940 का 23) की धारा 20 के अधीन जनयिु सरकारी जवश्लेषक इन जनयमों के प्रयोिन के जलए सरकारी जवश्लेषक होंगे।” 5. उि जनयमों के, जनयम 9 में, “जनयंत्रक अजधकारी” िब्ि िहां कहीं वे आत े ह,ैं के स्ट्थान पर वहााँ “जनयंत्रक प्राजधकारी” िब्ि रखे िाएंगे। 6. उि जनयमों के, जनयम 11 के िीषडऔर उप-जनयम (1) के स्ट्थान पर क्रमि: जनम्नजलजखत िीषडऔर उप-जनयम रख े िाएंगे, अथाडत-् : “11. केन्द्रीय प्रसाधन प्रयोगिाला और उसका कायड.- (1) अजधजनयम के अधीन स्ट्थाजपत केन्द्रीय औषजध प्रयोगिाला, इन प्रयोिनों के जलए केन्द्रीय प्रसाधन प्रयोगिाला के रूप म ेंकायड करेगी: (क) उन प्रसाधन के नमनू ों का जवश्लेषण या परीक्षण करना, जिन्द्ह ें अजधजनयम की धारा 11 की उप-धारा (2) या धारा 25 की उप-धारा (4) के अधीन भेिा गया हो; या (ख) अपीलीय प्रयोगिाला के रूप म ेकायड करना; या (ग) दकसी अन्द्य कायड का जनवडहन करना, जिसे केन्द्रीय सरकार द्वारा जविेष रूप से सौंपा गया हो।” 7. उि जनयमों के, जनयम 26 म,ें- (i) खंड (ग) के उपखंड (ii) म,ें “केन्द्रीय लाइसेंससंग प्राजधकरण” िब्िों के स्ट्थान पर “राज्य अनुज्ञजप्त प्राजधकारी” िब्ि रखे िाएंगे। (ii) खंड (च) के स्ट्थान पर जनम्नजलजखत खंड रखा िाएगा, अथाडत:् - “(च) लाइसेंसधारी प्रत्येक जनर्मडत प्रसाधन बैच का तथा उसमें उपयोग दकए गए कच्चे माल का जववरण, आठवीं अनुसूची म े जवजनर्िडष्ट जववरण के अनुसार, हाडडकोपी या इलेक्ट्रॉजनक माध्यम से िि ड करेगा और ऐसे ररकाडड को तीन वषड की अवजध तक या बैच की समाजप्त के छ: महीने बाि, िो भी अजधक हो, तक सुरजक्षत रखेगा।” (iii) खंड (ि) के स्ट्थान पर जनम्नजलजखत खंड रखा िाएगा, अथाडत:् - “(ि) लाइसेंसधारी, प्रसाधन के जनमाडण में उपयोग दकए िाने वाले प्रत्येक बैच या लॉट के कच्चे माल का परीक्षण करेगा तथा अंजतम उत्पाि के प्रत्येक बैच का भी परीक्षण करेगा। इन परीक्षणों से सबं ंजधत जववरण ििड करने हते ु ररकाड ड या रजिस्ट्टर रखेगा, िो हाडडकोपी या इलेक्ट्रॉजनक माध्यम स े सुरजक्षत रखा िा सकता ह ै और ऐसे ररकाडड या रजिस्ट्टर को तीन वषड की अवजध तक या बैच की समाजप्त के छह महीने बाि, िो भी अजधक हो, तक सरु जक्षत रखा िाएगा।” (iv) खंड (ड) के परंतुक के स्ट्थान पर जनम्नजलजखत परंतुक रखा िाएगा, अथाडत्:- “परंत ु यह की खंड (च) और (ि) साबुन के जनमाडण पर लागू नहीं होंगे तथा साबुन जनमाडता द्वारा कच्चे माल के परीक्षण की प्रदक्रया और रखे िाने वाले अजभलेख ऐस े होंगे, जिन्द्ह ें लाइसेंससंग प्राजधकरण द्वारा अनुमोदित दकया गया हो।” 8. उि जनयमों के, जनयम 31 के उप-जनयम (2) में “जनयंत्रक अजधकारी” िब्िों के स्ट्थान पर, “जनयंत्रक प्राजधकारी” िब्ि रखे िाएंगे। 9. उि जनयमों म,ें जनयम 31 के पश्चात जनम्नजलजखत जनयम अंत: स्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा, अथाडत:् -[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 “31A लाइसेंस का जनरस्ट्तीकरण या जनलंबन(1)यदि कोई लाइसेंसधारी लाइसेंस की दकसी भी ित ड का या अजधजनयम अथवा उसके तहत बनाए गए जनयमों का अनुपालन करन े मे जवफल रहता ह,ै तो राज्य लाइसेंससंग प्राजधकरण उसे यह दिखाने का अवसर िेने के बाि दक लाइसेंस का जनरस्ट्तीकरण या जनलंबन का आििे क्ट्यों न पाररत दकया िाए, तथा सुनवाई का अवसर प्रिान करन े के उपरांत, जलजखत आििे द्वारा, जिसमें कारण जनर्िडष्ट दकए िाएंगे, इन जनयमों के अधीन िारी लाइसेंस को जनरस्ट्त कर सकता ह ै या इसे पूरी तरह अथवा केवल कुछ पिाथों के संबंध में, जिन्द्ह ें यह लाइसेंस कवर करता ह,ै दकसी जनधाडररत अवजध के जलए जनलंजबत कर सकता ह;ै (2) वह लाइसेंसधारी जिसका लाइसेंस जनलंजबत या जनरस्ट्त कर दिया गया ह,ै आिेि की तारीख से नब्बे दिनों की अवजध के भीतर राज्य सरकार के समक्ष अपील कर सकता ह।ै राज्य सरकार अपील पर जवचार करने के पश्चात तथा अपीलकता डको सुनवाई का अवसर िेन े के बाि, िो आिेि उजचत समझेगी, पाररत करेगी और वह आिेि अंजतम होगा। 10. उि जनयमों के, जनयम 34 के उप-जनयम (10) के स्ट्थान पर जनम्नजलजखत उप-जनयम रखा िाएगा, अथातड -् : “(10) यदि कोई प्रसाधन जनयाडत के जलए जनर्मडत दकया िाता ह,ै तो उसके पैकेि या कन्द्टैनर पर लगाया गया लेबल उस िेि की जवजध का पालन करेगा, जिसमें उसे जनयाडत दकया िाना ह।ै परंत ु यह की यदि दकसी आयातकताड द्वारा यह आवश्यक दकया िाता ह ै दक प्रसाधन के लेबल पर जनमाडता का नाम और पता न दिया िाए, तो पैकेि या कन्द्टैनर पर राज्य लाइसेंससंग प्राजधकरण द्वारा अनुमोिन एक कोड नंबर अंदकत दकया िाएगा।“ 11. उि जनयमों म,ें जनयम 49म,ें- (i) उप-जनयम (1) “या कूररयर द्वारा” िब्िों का लोप दकया िाएगा। (ii) उप-जनयम (3) “या कूररयर” िब्िों का लोप दकया िाएगा। । 12. उि जनयमों के, जनयम 53 के उप-जनयम (2) म,ें “या जमलावटी प्रसाधन” िब्िों के स्ट्थान पर “या धारा 17घ के अधीन नकली प्रसाधन या जमलावटी प्रसाधन” िब्ि रखे िाएंग।े 13. उि जनयमों के, जनयम 60म,ें- (i) उप-जनयम (1) म,ें (क) “एक लाइसेंस िारी दकया गया” िब्िों के स्ट्थान पर “एक अनुमोिन िारी दकया गया” िब्ि रखे िाएंग;े (ख) “लाइसेंस प्रजतधारण” िब्िों के स्ट्थान पर “अनुमोिन प्रजतधारण” िब्ि रखे िाएंगे; (ii) उप-जनयम (2) और (3) म ें “लाइसेंस” िब्ि िहां कहीं वह आता ह ै के स्ट्थान पर “अनुमोिन” िब्ि रखा िाएगा। 14. उि जनयमों के, जनयम 61 म,ें- (i) “लाइसेंस प्राप्त पररसर” िब्िों के स्ट्थान पर “अनुमोदित पररसर” िब्ि रख ेिाएंगे; (ii) “लाइसेंस” िब्ि के स्ट्थान पर “अनुमोिन” िब्ि रखा िाएगा। 15 . उि जनयमों के, जनयम 62 में, खंड (ड़) म ें “अनुमोिन के नवीनीकरण” िब्िों के स्ट्थान पर “अनुमोिन की प्रजतधारण अवजध के अतं ” िब्ि रखे िाएंगे। 16. उि जनयमों के, जनयम 63 म,ें “भाग” िब्ि के स्ट्थान पर “अध्याय” िब्ि रखा िाएगा। 17. उि जनयमों के, जनयम 69 के, उप-जनयम (2) में, “केन्द्रीय लाइसेंससंग प्राजधकरण” िब्िों के स्ट्थान पर “लाइसेंससंग प्राजधकारी” िब्ि रख ेिाएंगे। 18. उि जनयमों की, प्रथम अनुसूची के, अनच्ु छेि (6) में, “इस मुख्तारनामा को वापस लेना” िब्िों के स्ट्थान पर “प्राजधकारी को वापस लने ा” िब्ि रख ेिाएंगे। [फा.स.ं एक्ट्स 11014/16/2021-डी आर] रािीव वधावन, सलाहकार (लागत) रटप्पण : मलू जनयम भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग 2, खंड 3, उप खंड (i) म े अजधसूचना संख्या सा.का.जन.763 (अ) तारीख 15 दिसम्बर 2020 के द्वारा प्रकाजित दकए गए थे।4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (Department of Health and Family Welfare) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 29th July, 2025 G.S.R. 513(E).–––Whereas a draft of certain rules to amend the Cosmetics Rules, 2020 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. 371 (E), dated the 15th May, 2023, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, sub-section (i), dated the 17th May, 2023, inviting objections and suggestions from persons likely to be affected thereby, before the expiry of a period of forty five 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 17thMay, 2023; And whereas, objections and suggestions received from the public on the said draft rules have been considered by the Central Government; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 12 and section 33 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 (23 of 1940), the Central Government, after consultation with the Drugs Technical Advisory Board, hereby makes the following rules to amend the Cosmetics Rules, 2020, namely:– 1. Short title and commencement.- (1) These rules may be called the Cosmetics (Amendment) Rules, 2025. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Cosmetics Rules, 2020 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in rule 3, in clause (w), the following explanation shall be inserted, namely:- “Explanation:-For the purposes of this clause, the expression“use before” means, use before the first day of a month mentioned on label and the expression “date of expiry” mean the cosmetic expires on the last day of the month.”. 3. In the said rules, in rule 6, for the words “controlling officer”at both the places, where they occur, the words “Controlling Authority” shall be substituted. 4. In the said rules, for rule 7, the following rule shall be substituted, namely:- “7. Government Analyst:- The Government Analyst appointed under section 20 of the Act (23 of 1940) shall be the Government Analyst for the purposes of these rules.” 5. In the said rules, in rule 9, for the words “controlling officer”, wherever they occur, the words “Controlling Authority” shall be substituted. 6. In the said rules, in rule 11, for the heading and sub-rule (1), the following heading and sub-rule shall respectively be substituted, namely:- “11. Central Cosmetics Laboratory and its function.- (1) The Central Drugs Laboratory established under the Act shall function as the Central Cosmetics Laboratory for the purposes of, (a) analysing or testing such samples of cosmetics as may be sent to it under sub- section (2) of section 11 or under sub-section (4) of section 25 of the Act; or (b) functioning as an appellate laboratory; or (c) carrying out any other function as may be specifically assigned to it by the Central Government.” 7. In the said rules, in rule 26,- (i) in clause (c), in sub-clause (ii), for the words ‘Central Licensing Authority’, the words “State Licensing Authority” shall be substituted; (ii) for clause (f), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:-[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5 “(f) The licensee shall keep record of the details of each batch of cosmetic manufactured and of the raw materials used therein as per the particulars specified in the Eighth Schedule either as hardcopy or through electronic means and such records shall be retained for a period of three years or six months after expiry of the batch whichever is later.”; (iii) for clause (h), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:- “(h) The licensee shall test each batch or lot of the raw materials used for manufacturing the cosmetics and also each batch of final product and shall maintain records or registers, showing the particulars in respect of such tests and the records or registers either as hardcopy or through electronic means shall be retained for a period of three years or six months after expiry of the batch whichever is later.”; (iv) in clause (m), for the proviso, the following proviso shall be substituted, namely:- “Provided that clauses (f) and (h) shall not apply to the manufacture of soap and the procedure for testing of raw materials and the records to be maintained by a manufacturer of soap shall be such as are approved by the Licensing Authority.”. 8. In the said rules, in rule 31, in sub-rule (2), for the words “Controlling officer”, the words “Controlling Authority” shall be substituted. 9. In the said rules, after rule 31, the following rule shall be inserted, namely:- “31A. Cancellation or suspension of licence.− (1) If a licensee fails to comply with any of the conditions of license or with any provision of the Act or the rules made thereunder, the State Licensing Authority may, after giving the licensee an opportunity to show cause as to why an order for cancellation or suspension of license should not be passed and after giving an opportunity of being heard, by an order in writing, stating the reasons thereof, cancel a licence issued under these rules or suspend it for such period as he thinks fit, either wholly or in respect of some of the substances to which it relates. (2) A licensee whose licence has been suspended or cancelled, may, within a period of ninety days from the date of the order, appeal to the State Government which shall, after considering the appeal and after giving an opportunity of being heard to the said appellant for hearing, pass such order as it deems fit which shall be final”. 10. In the said rules, in rule 34, for sub-rule (10), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely:- “(10) In case, the cosmetic is meant for export, then the label on package or container of cosmetic shall comply with the law of the country to which the cosmetic is to be exported: Provided that where a cosmetic is required by the consignee to be not labeled with the name and address of the manufacturer, the label on package or container shall bear a code number as approved by the State Licensing Authority.”. 11. In the said rules, in rule 49, - (i) in sub-rule (1), the words “or by courier” shall be omitted; (ii) in sub-rule (3), the words “or courier” shall be omitted. 12. In the said rules, in rule 53, in sub-rule (2), for the words “or adulterated cosmetic”, the words “or spurious cosmetics under section 17D or adulterated cosmetic” shall be substituted. 13. In the said rules, in rule 60,- (i) in sub-rule (1), (a) for the words “A licence issued”, the words “An approval issued” shall be substituted; (b) for the words “a licence retention”, the words “approval retention” shall be substituted; (ii) in sub-rules (2) and (3), for the word “licence”, wherever it occurs, the word “approval” shall be substituted.6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] 14. In the said rules, in rule 61,- (i) for the words “premises licensed”, the words “approved premises” shall be substituted; (ii) for the word “licence”, the word “approval”shall be substituted. 15. In the said rules, in rule 62, in clause (e), for the words “renewal of approval”, the words “end of retention period of approval”shall be substituted. 16. In the said rules, in rule 63, for the word “Part”, the word “Chapter”shall be substituted. 17. In the said rules, in rule 69, in sub-rule (2), for the words “Central Licensing Authority”, the words “Licensing Authority”shall be substituted. 18. In the said rules, in First Schedule, in paragraph (6), for the words “withdraw of this Power of Attorney”, the word “withdrawal of authorisation” shall be substituted. [F. No. X.11014/16/2021-DR] RAJIV WADHAWAN, Advisor (Cost) Note: The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide notification number G.S.R.763 (E), dated the 15th December, 2020. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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