The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 and Rules

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With Rules
The exhaustive book with all up-to-date amendments at Proper places and exhaustive case laws of various High Court Supreme Court of Indian as well as foreign cases
Description
The subject of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances is concerned with a large number of people in the society. As it is found to be in the root of several social problems. The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 contains the law dealing with such important variety of social problems. Apart from this the Apex Court and various High Courts in India have given mass of case law that has gathered around this law. The book under review addresses the aforesaid law and is a fine piece of legal literature by a great jurist of India who is none other than Professor PM Bakshi. This book was first published in 1997 and its second edition was released in 2009. Since then several statutory amendments have been made so as to keep the law useful and enable it serve the society in a better way.
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Contents
The Narcotic drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985
•  Statement of Objects and Reasons
•  Statement of Objects and Reasons [Act 2 of 1989]
•  Statement of Objects and Reasons [Act 16 of 2014]
Chapter 1.    Preliminary
Chapter 2.    Authorities and Officers
Chapter 2A. National Fund for Control of Drug Abuse
Chapter 3.    Prohibition, Control and Regulation
Chapter 4.    Offences and Penalties
Chapter 5.    Procedure.
Chapter 5A. Forfeiture of Property Derived From, or used in, Illicit Traffic
Chapter 6.    Miscellaneous
The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Rules, 1985
Chapter 1.    Preliminary
Chapter 2.    Powers of Officers
Chapter 3.    Opium Poppy Cultivation and Production of Opium and Poppy Straw
Chapter 4.    Manufacture, Sale and Export of Opium
Chapter 5.    Manufactured Drugs
Chapter 6.    Import, Export and Transhipment of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances
Chapter 7.    Psychotropic Substances
Chapter 7A. Special Provisions Regarding Manufacture, Possession, Transport
                       Import-Export, purchase and consumption of Narcotic Drugs and
                       Psychotropic substances for Medical, Scientific purposes
Chapter 7B.  Reports, Returns and Estimates under International Conventions
Chapter 8.    Miscellaneous
The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic substances (Authentication of Documents) Rules, 1992
The prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988
The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Execution of Bond by Convict or Addicts)
Rules, 1985
The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Consultative Committee) Rules 1988
Chapter 1.    Preliminary
Chapter 2.    General Rules
Chapter 3.    Rule of Procedure and Conduct of Business
Chapter 4.    Regulation of Allowance for Meetings
The Illegally Acquired Property (Receipt, Management and Disposal) Rules, 1989
Chapter 1.    Preliminary
Chapter 2.    Assistance to the Administrators
Chapter 3.    Designation of Godowns, Receipt and Management of Property
Chapter 4.    Disposal of Property
Chapter 5.    Miscellaneous
The Appellate Tribunal for Forfeited property (Procedure) Rules, 1989
The Appellate Tribunal for Forfeited Property (Conditions of Service of Chairman and Members)
Rules, 1989
The Appellate Tribunal for the Fortified Property (Fees) Rules, 1989
The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic substances (Regulation of controlled substances) order, 2003
The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (National fund for Control of Drug abuse)
Rules, 2006
Misuse of Drug Act 1974 (U.K.)
Notifications
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Subject Index
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