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TypeBare Act JurisdictionWest Bengal Government

Opium Act, 1878 Section 4

Prohibition of poppy cultivation and possession, etc., of opium Except as permitted by this Act, or by any other

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Opium Act, 1878 Section 4 is part of Opium Act, 1878 - Prohibition of poppy cultivation and possession, etc., of opium Except as permitted by this Act, or by any other. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

Section 3A of the Sea Customs Act, 1878 (8 of 1878); 5 Definitions subs. for previous definitions by Act 33 of 1950, which were as under :- "Import" means to bring into the territories administered by any Local Government from sea, or from foreign territory, or from a territory administered by any other Local Government. "Export" means to take out of the territories administered by any Local Government to sea, or any foreign territory, or from a territory administered by any other Local Government. , "Transport" means to remove from one place to another within the territories administered by the same Local Government. "import" and "export" mean respectively to bring into, or take out of, a State otherwise than across any customs frontiers; 6 Definitions subs. for previous definitions by Act 33 of 1950, which were as under :- "Import" means to bring into the territories administered by any Local Government from sea, or from foreign territory, or from a territory administered by any other Local Government. "Export" means to take out of the territories administered by any Local Government to sea, or any foreign territory, or from a territory administered by any other Local Government. , "Transport" means to remove from one place to another within the territories administered by the same Local Government. "transport" means to remove from one place to another within the same State ; 7 Definitions subs. for previous definitions by Act 33 of 1950, which were as under :- "Import" means to bring into the territories administered by any Local Government from sea, or from foreign territory, or from a territory administered by any other Local Government. "Export" means to take out of the territories administered by any Local Government to sea, or any foreign territory, or from a territory administered by any other Local Government. , "Transport" means to remove from one place to another within the territories administered by the same Local Government. "sale" does not include sale for export across customs frontiers, and "sell" shall be construed accordingly.

a) and (b) om. by Act 2 of 1930, which were as under[* * *] "

(a) cultivate the poppy:

(b) manufacture opium:". 2 Original clauses (b), (c), (d) and (e), renumbered as clauses (a), (b).

(c) and (d), respectively, by Act 2 of 1930.

(a) possess opium ; 3 Original clauses (b), (c), (d) and (e), renumbered as clauses (a), (b).

(c) and (d), respectively, by Act 2 of 1930.

(b) transport opium ; 4 Original clauses (b), (c), (d) and (e), renumbered as clauses (a), (b).

(c) and (d), respectively, by Act 2 of 1930.

(c) import or export opium ; or 5 Original clauses (b), (c), (d) and (e), renumbered as clauses (a), (b).

(c) and (d), respectively, by Act 2 of 1930.

(d) sell opium.

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What does Opium Act, 1878 Section 4 provide?

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