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Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 Section 64A

Title: Immunity from Prosecution to Addicts Volunteering for Treatment

State: Central

Year: 1985

1[64A. Immunity from prosecution to addicts volunteering for treatment Any addict, who is charged with an offence punishable under section 27 or with offences involving small quantity of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances, who voluntarily seeks to undergo medical treatment for de-addiction from a hospital or an institution maintained or recognised by the Government or a local authority and undergoes such treatment shall not be liable to prosecution under section 27 or under any other section for offences involving small quantity of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances: Provided that the said immunity from prosecution may be withdrawn if the addict does not undergo the complete treatment for de-addiction.] ______________________ 1. Inserted by Act 2 of 1989, section 17 (w.e.f. 29-5-1989) and substituted by Act 9 of 2001, section 30 (w.e.f. 2-10-2001).

Juvenile Justice Act, 1986 [Repealed] Section 48

Title: Transfer of Juveniles of Unsound Mind or Suffering from Leprosy or Addicted to Drugs

State: Central

Year: 1986

(1) Where it appears to the State Government that any Juvenile kept in a special home or juvenile home or institution in pursuance of this Act is suffering from leprosy so is of unsound mind, or is addicted to any narcotic drug or psychotropic substances, the State Government may order his removal to a leper asylum or mental hospital or treatment centre for drug addicts or other place of safe custody for being kept there for such period not exceeding the period for which he is required to be kept in custody under the orders of the competent authority or for such further period as may be certified by the medical officer to be necessary for the proper treatment of the juvenile. (2) Where it appears to the State Government that the juvenile is cured of leprosy or of unsoundness of mind of drug addiction it may, if the juvenile is still liable to be kept in custody, order the person having charge of the juvenile to send him to the special home or juvenile home or institution from which he was removed or, if the juvenile is no longer liable to be kept in custody, order him to be discharged.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 Section 71

Title: Power of Government to Establish Centres for Identification, Treatment, Etc., of Addicts and for Supply of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances

State: Central

Year: 1985

(1) The Government may, in its discretion, establish as many centres as it thinks fit for identification, treatment, education, after-care, rehabilitation, social re-integration of addicts and for supply, subject to such conditions and in such manner as may be prescribed, by the concerned Government of any narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances to the addicts registered with the Government and to others where such supply is a medical necessity. (2) The Government may make rules consistent with this Act providing for the establishment, appointment, maintenance, management and superintendence of, and for supply of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances from, the centres referred to in sub-section (1) and for the appointment, training, powers, duties and persons employed in such centres.

Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 Section 58

Title: Transfer of Juvenile or Child of Unsound Mind or Suffering from Leprosy or Addicted to Drugs

State: Central

Year: 2000

Where it appears to the competent authority that any juvenile or the child kept in a special home or a children's home or shelter home or in an institution in pursuance of this Act, is suffering from leprosy or is of unsound mind or is addicted to any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance, the competent authority may order his removal to a leper asylum or mental hospital or treatment centre for drug addicts or to a place of safety for being kept there for such period not exceeding the period for which he is required to be kept under the order of the competent authority or for such further period as may be certified by the medical officer necessary for the proper treatment of the juvenile or the child.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1985

.....convention, relating to narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances which may be ratified or acceded to by India after the commencement of this Act. (x) "manufacture", in relation to narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances, includes- (1) all processes other than production by which such drugs or substances may be obtained; (2) refining of such drugs or substances; (3) transformation of such drugs or substances; and (4) making of preparation (otherwise than in a pharmacy on prescription) with or containing such drugs or substances; (xi) "manufactured drug" means- (a) all coca derivatives, medicinal cannabis, opium derivatives and poppy straw concentrate; (b) any other narcotic substance or preparation which the Central Government may, having regard to the available information as to its nature or to a decision, if any, under any International Convention, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare to be a manufactured drug; but does not include any narcotic substance or preparation which the Central Government may, having regard to the available information as to its nature, or to a decision, if any, under any International Convention, by notification in the Official.....

Sikkim Anti Drugs Act, 2006 Complete Act

State: Sikkim

Year: 2006

SIKKIM ANTI DRUGS ACT, 2006 SIKKIM ANTI DRUGS ACT, 2006 (Act No. 2 of 2006) AN ACT to control, regulate and prevent the abuse of drugs and controlled substances with abuse potential being misused by addicts and traffickers, to make stringent provisions to deal with the ever increasing phenomenon of abuse of medicinal preparations and for matters connected therewith. Beit enacted by the State Legislature in the Fifty-seventh Year of Republic of India as follows:- CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY Short Title, extent and commencement 1. (1) This Act may be called the Sikkim Anti Drugs Act, 2006. (2) It extends to the whole of Sikkim. (3) It shall come into force on the date of publication in the Official Gazette. Definitions 2. In the Act, unless the context otherwise requires " (i) "Act" means the Sikkim Anti Drugs Act, 2006; (ii) "addict" means a person who has dependence in any drug having abuse potential and consumes the said drug; (iii) "controlled substances" means any substance declared by the Government by notification, published in the Official Gazette; (iv) "conveyance" means a conveyance of any description whatsoever and includes any aircraft, vehicle (two-or-three.....

Juvenile Justice Act, 1986 [Repealed] Chapter VII

Title: Miscellaneous

State: Central

Year: 1986

.....passed. Repealing Act 1 - JUVENILE JUSTICE (CARE AND PROTECTION OF CHILDREN) ACT, 2000 THE JUVENILE JUSTICE (CARE AND PROTECTION OF CHILDREN) ACT, 2000 [Act, No. 56 of 2000] [30th December, 2000] PREAMBLE An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to juveniles in conflict with law and children in need of care and protection, by providing for proper care, protection and treatment by catering to their development needs, and by adopting a child-friendly approach in the adjudication and disposition of matters in the best interest of children and for their ultimate rehabilitation through various institutions established under this enactment. Whereas the Constitution has, in several provisions, including clause (3) of article 15, clauses (e) and (f) of article 39, articles 45 and 47, impose on the State a primary responsibility of ensuring that all the needs of children are met and that their basic human rights are fully protected; And Whereas, the General Assembly of the United Nations has adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the 20th November, 1989; And Whereas, the Convention on the Rights of the Child has prescribed a set of standards to.....

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 Chapter 5

Title: Procedure

State: Central

Year: 1985

.....the course of any inquiry or proceedings by such officer, shall be relevant for the purpose of proving, in any prosecution for an offence under this Act, the truth of the facts which it contains,-- (a) when the person who made the statement is dead or cannot be found or is incapable of giving evidence, or is kept out of the way by the adverse party, or whose presence cannot be obtained without an amount of delay or expense which, under the circumstances of the case, the court considers unreasonable; or (b) when the person who made the statement is examined as a witness in the case before the court and the court is of the opinion that having regard to the circumstances of the case, the statement should be admitted in evidence in the interest of justice. (2) The provisions of sub-section (1) shall, so far as may be, apply in relation to any proceedings under this Act or the rules or orders made thereunder, other than a proceeding before a court, as they apply in relation to a proceeding before a court.] ______________________ 1. Inserted by Act 2 of 1989, section 15 (w.e.f. 29-5-1989). Section 54 - Presumption from possession of illicit articles 1[54. Presumption from.....

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 Amending Act 1

Title: Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Amdndment) Act, 2001

State: Central

Year: 1985

.....(AMDNDMENT) ACT, 2001 [Act No. 09 of 2001] [9th May,2001] PREAMBLE An Act further to amend the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty-second Year of the Republic of India as follows: -- 1.Short title and commencement - (1) This Act may be called the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) Act, 2001. (2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint; and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act, and any reference in any provision to the commencement of this Act shall be construed as a reference to the coming into force of that provision. 2. Amendment of section 1- In the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (61 of 1985) (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), in section 1, in sub-section (2), after the words "whole of India", the following shall be inserted, namely:-- "and it applies also-- (a) to all citizens of India outside India; (b) to all persons on ships and aircrafts registered in India, wherever they may be". 3. Amendment of section 2 - In section.....

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 Chapter 6

Title: Miscellaneous

State: Central

Year: 1985

.....his abstention from any act, such performance or abstention shall be deemed to be public duty within the meaning of section 74 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 (9 of 1872); and upon breach of the conditions of such bond by him, the whole sum named therein as the amount to be paid in case of such breach may be recovered from him or from his surety (if any) as if it were an arrear of land revenue. Section 73 - Bar of jurisdiction No civil court shall entertain any suit or proceeding against any decision made or order passed by any officer or authority under this Act or under any rule made thereunder on any of the following matters, namely:-- (a) withholding, refusal or cancellation of any licence for the cultivation of the opium poppy; (b) weighment, examination and classification according to the quality and consistence of opium and any deductions from, or addition to, the standard price made in accordance with such examination; (c) confiscation of opium found to be adulterated with any foreign substance. Section 74 - Transitional provisions Every officer or other employee of the Government exercising or performing immediately before the commencement of this Act,.....