Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985

Bare Act · 1985

An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to narcotic drugs, to make stringent provisions for the control and regulation of operations relating to narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances 1 [, to provide for the forfeiture of property derived from, or used in, illicit traffic in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, to implement the provisions of the International Conventions on Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances] and for matters connected therewith.

In the syllabus of: Andhra Pradesh APO · Bihar APO · CG APO · Delhi APO · Goa APO · Kerala Civil Judge · Meghalaya APO · MP APO · MP Higher Judiciary · Rajasthan Higher Judiciary · Tamil Nadu APO · Telangana APO · Telangana Higher Judiciary · UP Higher Judiciary

Act number: 61 of 1985
Enacted: 16 September 1985
Contents: 127 sections · 8 chapters

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Chapter I — Preliminary

Chapter II — Authorities And Officers

Chapter IIA — National Fund For Control Of Drug Abuse

Chapter III — Prohibition, Control And Regulation

Chapter IV — Offences And Penalties

Chapter V — Procedure

Chapter VA — Forfeiture Of Illegally Acquired Property

Section 68A – Application (preview)
Section 68B – Definitions (preview)
Section 68C – Prohibition of holding illegally acquired property (preview)
Section 68D – Competent authority (preview)
Section 68E – Identifying illegally acquired property (preview)
Section 68F – Seizure or freezing of illegally acquired property (preview)
Section 68G – Management of properties seized or forfeited under this Chapter (preview)
Section 68H – Notice of forfeiture of property 68-I. Forfeiture of property in certain cases. (preview)
Section 68J – Burden of proof (preview)
Section 68K – Fine in lieu of forfeiture (preview)
Section 68L – Procedure in relation to certain trust properties (preview)
Section 68M – Certain transfers to be null and void (preview)
Section 68N – Constitution of Appellate Tribunal 68-O. Appeals. (preview)
Section 68P – Notice or order not to be invalid for error in description (preview)
Section 68Q – Bar of jurisdiction (preview)
Section 68R – Competent authority and Appellate Tribunal to have powers of civil court (preview)
Section 68S – Information to competent authority (preview)
Section 68T – Certain officers to assist Administrator, competent authority and Appellate Tribunal (preview)
Section 68U – Power to take possession (preview)
Section 68V – Rectification of mistakes (preview)
Section 68W – Findings under other laws not conclusive for proceedings under this Chapter (preview)
Section 68X – Service of notices and orders (preview)
Section 68Y – Punishment for acquiring property in relation to which proceedings have been taken, under this Chapter. (preview)
Section 68Z – Release of property in certain cases (preview)