LawgistThe Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act
81Saving of State and special laws
Nothing in this Act or in the rules made thereunder shall affect the validity of any Provincial Act or an Act of any State Legislature for the time being in force, or of any rule made thereunder which imposes any restriction or provides for a punishment not imposed by or provided for under this Act or imposes a restriction or provides for a punishment greater in degree than a corresponding restriction imposed by or a corresponding punishment provided for by or under this Act for the cultivation of cannabis plant or consumption of, or traffic in, any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance within India.
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MISCELLANEOUS
- 69 Protection of action taken in good fait
- 70 Central Government and State Government to have regard to international conventions while making rules
- 71 Power of Government to establish centres for identification, treatment, etc., of addicts and for supply of narcotic drug and psychotropic substances
- 72 Recovery of sums due to Government
- 73 Bar of jurisdiction
- 74 Transitional provisions
- 74A Power of Central Government to give directions
- 75 Power to delegat
- 76 Power of Central Government to make rule
- 77 Rules and notifications to be laid before Parliament
- 78 Power of State Government to make rules
- 79 Application of the Customs Act, 1962
- 80 Application of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 not barred
- 81 Saving of State and special laws
- 82 Repeal and savings
- 83 Power to remove difficulties
