 bill no 339 of  2015 the insecticides (amendment) bill, 2015 byshri kesineni srinivas, mpa billfurther to amend the insecticides act, 1968be it enacted by parliament in the sixty-sixth year of the republic of india as follows:—1 (1) this act may be called the insecticides (amendment) act, 2015short title and commencement(2) it shall come into force on such date as the central government may, by notificationin the official gazette, appoint"(va) one nanotechnology expert to be nominated by the central government"amendment of section 93 in section 9, of the principal act, after sub-section (3c), the following sub-sections shall be inserted, namely:—5"(3d) in case of nanotechnology based insecticides, where there is no conclusive study certifying harmlessness of the pesticides on humans, animals and the environment, the registration committee may register the insecticide provisionally for two years, on such conditions as may be notified by it10(3e) in case of nanotechnology based insecticides that have been registered provisionally for a period of two years, it shall be mandatory for the manufacturer or importer of such insecticide to report any adverse consequences of the use of insecticides on human health, animals and environment in a format and within such time period as may be specified by the registration committee" statement of objects and reasonsnanotechnology deals with the understanding and control of matter at a dimension of roughly 100 nanometre (billionth of a metre) and below it promises to be revolutionary technology with applications in a wide range of sectorsdue to properties like enhanced surface area and increased potency of particles at the nano scale, nano particles are being added to insecticides this has led to an improvement in efficacy of insecticides in some cases but the impact of presence of nano particles in the insecticides on human health and environment has not been fully investigated yet therefore, it is essential that the impact of nanotechnology based insecticide be monitored continuously accordingly, it has been proposed in the bill that nanotechnology based insecticide shall be given a two year provisional registration and it shall be mandatory for the manufacturer or importer to report any adverse impact of the insecticide on humans and environment in such format and within such a time as may be specified by the registration committeehence this billnew delhi;kesineni srinivasnovember 17, 2015 annexure extracts from the insecticides act, 1968 (act no 46 of 1968)       4 (1)               the central insecticides board(3) the board shall consist of the following members namely:—(i)       (v) the chief adviser of factories, ex officio;       9        registration of insecticides(3c) the registration committee may, having regard to the efficacy of the insecticide and its safety to human beings and animals, vary the conditions subject to which a certificate of registration has been granted and may for that purpose require the certificate holder by notice in writing to deliver up the certificate to it within such a time as may be specified in this notice lok  sabha———— a billfurther to amend the insecticides act, 1968————(shri kesineni srinivas, mp)gmgipmrnd—3032ls(s3)—10-12-2015