Title : Delegation of Powers
State : Central
Year : 1971
The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, direct that any power exercisable by it under this Act shall, subject to such conditions, if any, as may be specified in the notification, be exercisable also by a State Government or an officer of the State Government. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Punishment for Contravention in Relation to Manufactured Drugs and Preparations
State : Central
Year : 1985
1[21. Punishment for contravention in relation to manufactured drugs and preparations Whoever, in contravention of any provision of this Act or any rule or order made or condition of licence granted thereunder, manufactures, possesses, sells, purchases, transports, imports inter-State, exports inter-State or uses any manufactured drug or any preparation containing any manufactured drug shall be punishable,-- (a) where the contravention involves small quantity, with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees, or with both; (b) where the contravention involves quantity, lesser than commercial quantity but greater than small quantity, with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years and with..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Punishment for Allowing Premises, Etc., to Be Used for Commission of an Offence
State : Central
Year : 1985
1[25. Punishment for allowing premises, etc., to be used for commission of an offence Whoever, being the owner or occupier or having the control or use of any house, room, enclosure, space, place, animal or conveyance, knowingly permits it to be used for the commission by any other person of an offence punishable under any provision of this Act, shall be punishable with the punishment provided for that offence.] ______________________ 1. Substituted by Act 9 of 2001, section 9, for section 25 (w.e.f. 2-10-2001). View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Punishment for Contravention of Orders Made Under Section 9a
State : Central
Year : 1985
1[25A. Punishment for contravention of orders made under section 9A If any person contravenes an order made under section 9A, he shall be punishable with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years and shall also be liable to fine which may extend to one lakh rupees: Provided that the court may, for reasons to be recorded in the judgment, impose a fine exceeding one lakh rupees.] ______________________ 1. Inserted by Act 2 of 1989, section 7 (w.e.f. 29-5-1989). View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Punishment for Certain Acts by Licensee or His Servants
State : Central
Year : 1985
If the holder of any licence, permit or authorisation granted under this Act or any rule or order made thereunder or any person in his employ and acting on his behalf-- (a) omits, without any reasonable cause, to maintain accounts or to submit any return in accordance with the provisions of this Act, or any rule made thereunder; (b) fails to produce without any reasonable cause such licence, permit or authorisation on demand of any officer authorised by the Central Government or State Government in this behalf; (c) keeps any accounts or makes any statement which is false or which he knows or has reasons to believe to be incorrect; or (d) wilfully and knowingly does any act in breach of any of the conditions of licence, permit or authorisation for which a penalty is not..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Presumption of Culpable Mental State
State : Central
Year : 1985
(1) In any prosecution for an offence under this Act which requires a culpable mental state of the accused, the Court shall presume the existence of such mental state but it shall be a defence for the accused to prove the fact that he had no such mental state with respect to the act charged as an offence in that prosecution. Explanation.--In this section "culpable mental state" includes intention, motive knowledge of a fact and belief in, or reason to believe, a fact. (2) For the purpose of this section, a fact is said to be proved only when the court believes it to exist beyond a reasonable doubt and not merely when its existence is established by a preponderance of probability. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Power to Stop and Search Conveyance
State : Central
Year : 1985
Any officer authorised under section 42, may, if he has reason to suspect that any animal or conveyance is, or is about to be, used for the transport of any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance1[or controlled substance], in respect of which he suspects that any provision of this Act has been, or is being, or is about to be, contravened at any time, stop such animal or conveyance, or, in the case of an aircraft, compel it to land and-- (a) rummage and search the conveyance or part thereof; (b) examine and search any goods on the animal or in the conveyance; (c) if it becomes necessary to stop the animal or the conveyance, he may use all lawful means for stopping it, and where such means fail, the animal or the conveyance may be fired upon. ______________________ 1. Inserted..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Confiscation of Goods Used for Concealing Illicit Drugs or Substances
State : Central
Year : 1985
Any goods used for concealing any1[narcotic drug, psychotropic substance or controlled substance] which is liable to confiscation under this Act shall also be liable to confiscation. Explanation.-- In this section "goods" does not include conveyance as a means of transport. ______________________ 1. Substituted by Act 9 of 2001, section 27, for "narcotic drug or psychotropic substance" (w.e.f. 2-10-2001). View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Identifying Illegally Acquired Property
State : Central
Year : 1985
1[(1) Every offence empowered under section 53 and every officer-in-charge of a police station shall, or receipt of information is satisfied that any person to whom this Chapter applies holds any illegally acquired property, he may, after recording reasons for doing so, proceed to lake all steps necessary for tracing and identifying such property.] (2) The steps referred to in sub-section (1) may include any inquiry, investigation or survey in respect of any person, place, property, assets, documents, books of account in any bank or public financial institution or any other relevant matters. (3) Any inquiry, investigation or survey referred to in sub-section (2) shall be carried out by an officer mentioned in sub-section (1) in accordance with such directions or guidelines as the..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Notice of Forfeiture of Property
State : Central
Year : 1985
(1) If, having regard to the value of the properties held by any person to whom this Chapter applies, either by himself or through any other person on his behalf, his known sources of income, earnings or assets, and any other information or material available to it as a result of a report from any officer making an investigation under section 68E or otherwise, the competent authority has reason to believe (the reasons for such belief to be recorded in writing) that all or any of such properties are illegally acquired properties, it may serve a notice upon such person (hereinafter referred to as the person affected) calling upon him within a period of thirty days specified in the notice to indicate the sources of his income, earnings or assets, out of which or by means of which he has..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this section