 the poisons (amendment) bill, i9~8(as introduced in lok sabha)  tile poisons (amendmen1j bill, 1958 (as introduced in lok sabha) a billfurther to amend the poisons act, 1919 be it enacted by parliament in the ninth year of the republic of india as follows:-1 this act may be called the poisons (amendment) act, 1958 short title 2 in section 1 of the poisons act, 1919 (hereinafter referred to amendment , as the principal act), for sub-section (2), the following sub-section of section j shall be substituted, namely:-"(2) it extends to the whole of india: provided that it shall not apply to the state of jammu and kashmir except to the extent to which the provisions of this 10 act relate to the importation into india of any specified poison  3 in section 3 of the principal act, for the words "the states", amendment the word "india" shall be substituted of 5ection 3· t the enactments specified in the schedule are hereby repealed repeal  the schedule (see section 4)1 the cochin poisons act, 1111 (xxx of 1111) 2 the (hyderabad) poisons act (iv of 1322 fasli) 3 the madhya bharat poisons act, samvat 2008 (5 of zo samvat 2008) 4 the mysore poisons act, 1910 (v of 1910) 5 the patiala poisons act, 1989 bk (i of 1989 bk) 6 the rajasthan poisons act, 1956 (2 of 1956) 7 the saurashtra poisons act, 1952 (xxv of 1952) 2s 8 the travancore poisons act, 1118 (xi of 1118)  statement of objects and reasonsthe poisons act, 1919, which deals with the importation, possession and sale of poisons, does not extend to the territories comprised in the former part b states after the passing of the states reorganisation act, 1956, it was found that in certain states like andhra pradesh and madras, the central poisons act was in force in the greater part of the state, but local acts like the hyderabad poisons act and the travancore-cochin poisons act continued to be in force in other parts which were included as a result of the reorganisation in consultation with the state governments it is now proposed, in the interests of uniformity, to extend the central poisons act to the territories comprised in the former part b states and to repeal any corresponding laws in force therein the bill seeks to achieve this object g b pant new delhi; the 9th september, 1958  annexure extracts from the poisons act, 1919(12 of 1919) - - - - 1 (1) this act may be called the poisons act, 1919 shdort title an extent (1) it extends to the whole ot india except the territories which, immediately before the 1st november, 1956, were comprised in part b states - - - - 3 the central government may, by notification in the official power to gazette, prohibit, except under and in accordance with the condi- r!c;;dl~~tion tions of a licence, the importation into the states across any cus- into the toms frontier defined by the central government of any specified ~~;t~~i~n poison, and may by rule regulate the grant of licences e?,ccpt under licence - - - - a bill further to amend the poisons act) 1919 (shri gmn'nd ballabh pant, ministr 01 home affairs) 