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THE NARCOTIC DRUGS AND PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES ACT, 1985 ACT NO. 61 OF 1985 [16th September, 1985.] An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to narcotic drugs, to make stringent provisions for the control and regulation of operations relating to narcotic drugs and psychotropic
SUBSTANCES ACT, 1985 INTRODUCTION The statutory control over narcotic drugs was being exercised under The Opium Act, 1852, The Opium Act, 1878 and The Dangerous Drugs Act, 1930. The provisions of these enactments were found to be inadequate because of the passage of time and developments in the field of illicit drug traffic and drug
An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to narcotic drugs, to make stringent provisions for the control and regulation of operations relating to narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances , to provide for the forfeiture of property derived from, or used in, illicit traffic in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, to implement the ...
1. THE NARCOTIC DRUGS AND PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES ACT, 1985. CHAPTER I. PRELIMINARY. Short title, extent and commencement. This Act may be called the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. It extends to the whole of India 1[and it applies also- To all citizens of India outside India;
awarded under this Act 32B. Factors to be taken into account for imposing higher than the minimum punishment 33. Application of section 360 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 34. Security for abstaining from commission of offence 35. Presumption of culpable mental state 36. Constitution of ...
(1) This Act may be called the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988. (2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir. (3) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 4th day of July, 1988. 2. Definitions.—In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) laid down as under: - "The statutory control over narcotic drugs is exercised in India through a number of Central and State enactments. The Principal Central Acts, namely, the Opium Act, 1857, The Opium Act, 1878 and the Dangerous Drugs Act, 1930 were enacted a long time ago.
