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Opium Act, 1878 Complete Act

State: West Bengal

Year: 1878

OPIUM ACT, 1878 OPIUM ACT, 1878 January 9, 1878 Act, No. of An Act to amend the law relating to opium. Preamble.- Whereas it is expedient to amend the law relating to opium. It is hereby enacted as follows Section 1 Short title and extent 1Words subs, for the words "It shall extend to such local areas as the Governor General In Council may, by notification In the Gazette of India, from time to time direct;" by Act 33 of 1950.[It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir.] This Act may be called the Opium Act, 1878. Section 2 . 1 Sec. 2 rep. partly by Act 12 of 1891 and partly by Act 4 of 1894, which was earlier as under :- "2. Repeal of enactments. Amendment of Acts. Amendment of Act 7 of 1836.-The enactments mentioned In the schedule hereto annexed shall be repealed to the extent specified In the third column of the said schedule: And in Acts No. XI of 1849, No. XXI of 1856 and No. X Of 1871, and In Bengal Act No. II of 1876, the words "intoxicating drugs" (wherever they occur) shall not Include opium. The reference made to Bombay Regulations XXI of 1827 and XX of 1830 In Act No. VII of 1836 shall be read as if made to the corresponding.....