LawgistThe Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act
1Short title, extent and commencement
(1) This Act may be called the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988.
(2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir*.
(3) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 4th day of July, 1988.
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* Vide notification No. S.O. 3912(E), dated 30th October, 2019, this Act is made applicable to the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the Union territory of Ladakh.
All sections
- 1 Short title, extent and commencement
- 2 Definitions
- 3 Power to make orders detaining certain persons
- 4 Execution of detention orders
- 5 Power to regulate place and conditions of detention
- 6 Grounds of detention severable
- 7 Detention orders not to be invalid or inoperative on certain grounds
- 8 Powers in relation to absconding persons
- 9 Advisory Boards
- 10 Cases in which and circumstances under which persons may be detained for periods longer than three months without obtaining the opinion of Advisory Board
- 11 Maximum period of detention
- 12 Revocation of detention order
- 13 Temporary release of persons detain
- 14 Protection of action taken in good fait
- 15 Repealed
- 16 Repeal and savin
