Companies commission of malaysia licensing of secretaries regulations 2017. It also includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting this republished law to 1 july 2019. The ndps act now allows for management of drug sir, dependence. Civil societydriven drug policy reform for health and human welfareindia. Not only this, the series of new amendments to the principal act of ndps, 1985 has introduced some ground breaking changes. Oil and gas amendment act 2001, being an act to amend the oil and gas act 1998, made by the national parliament to come into operation in accordance with a notice in the national gazette by the head of state, acting with and in accordance with, the advice of the minister. An act further to amend the narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances act, 1985. Therefore, it is proposed to rationalise the sentence structure so as to ensure that while drug traffickers who traffic in significant quantities of drugs are punished with deterrent sentences, the addicts zand those who commit less serious offences are sentenced to less severe. Pdf appraisal of the narcotic drugs and psychotropic. The narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances act 1985, indian bare acts at, a website for indian laws and bareacts, legal advice and law documents in india.
Aishwarya dhakarey, symbiosis law school, pune chiefly, a pain reliever drug morphine has been made more attainable now, post the amendment rightly called as the narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances amendment act, 2014 which came into force earlier this year in the month of march. The energy conservation act, 2001 ministry of power. Enforcement of the narcotic drugs and psychotropic substance. The ndps act has since been amended thrice in 1988, 2001 and 2014.
In order to remedy this problem, the government of india vide an amendment to the ndps act in 1989 paved the way for the establishment of specialized courts to deal with offences set out in the act. It punishes contravention of any provision of the act or any rule or order made, for manufacturing, possessing, sale, purchase, transport and imports and exports inter state any psychotropic substance. Get all the latest news and updates on ndps act amendments only on. Not only this, the series of new amendments toread more. Narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances act, 1985. The narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances act, 1985, updated to 2015 ndps app is for knowing your limitations as well as to create awareness for people through the digital information way. Narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances ndps act, 1985. Read all news including political news, current affairs and news headlines online on ndps act amendments today. Supreme court on narcotics and drugs with the ndps act.
The narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances act 1985. Drug dependents for medical purposes can now have easy access to narcotic drugs unlike the condition under 1985 act previously. The narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances ndps act. Ndps amendment act, 2001 statement of objects and reasons. Power of entry, search, seizure and arrest without warrant or authorisation. Education act 16 of 2001 gg 2673 brought into force on 28 october 2002 by gn 1862002 gg 2841, with paragraphs 771g, h and i coming into force 12 months after this date. The narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances ndps act came into force on november 14, 1985, and has become the statute under which all cases relating to possession, consumption, and sale of narcotic drugs are prosecuted. Analysis of the narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. It came into force after the central government notified it in the gazette of india on 14 november 1985.
Narcotics, drugs and psychotropic substances act 1985 india code. The challenge in this appeal is to the judgment of the calcutta high court quashing charges framed under section 20biic of the narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances act, 1985 in short the ndps act as amended by act 9 of 2001. Gujarat statutory bodies laws amendment and validation act, 1999 gujarat surviving alienations abolition act, 1963 gujarat tax on entry of specified goods into local areas act, 2001. Mar 21, 2016 narcotic and psychotropic substance act 1985 1. Air prevention and control of pollution act, 1981 10. Centre notifies amendments to the act providing domicile reservation for govt jobs in.
The complete text of the ndps act, 1985, drugs and cosmetics act, 1940 and ndps rules, 1985 has been included at two places in this handy volume. Ndps act latest breaking news, pictures, videos, and special reports from the economic times. To ensure the sustainable development of nigerias oil and gas resources across the value chain for our stakeholders through effective regulation, while entrenching world class professionalism, accountability, and transparency. A reassessment of the act in 2001 resulted in amendments relating to the length of. Be it enacted by parliament in the sixtyfifth year of the. New delhi, the 1st october, 2001 asvina 9, 1923 saka the following act of parliament received the assent of the president on the 29th september, 2001, and is hereby published for general information.
To bring certain controlled substance which are used for manufacture of narcotic. The narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances act, popularly known as ndps act, came into force on 14 th november 1985. The amending act of 2001 rationalised the sentence structure so as to ensure that while drug traffickers who traffic in significant quantities of drugs are punished with deterrent sentences, the addicts and those who commit less serious. Insurance amendment rules, 2020 prevention of moneylaundering maintenance of records amendment rules, 2020 indian stamp collection of stampduty through stock exchanges, clearing corporations and depositories second amendment rules, 2020. Be it enacted by parliament in the sixtyfifth year of the republic of india as follows. Pdf current status of the narcotic drugs and psychotropic. Being the pivotal provision, the section, as amended by act 9 of 2001, inserting subsections 5 and 6 with effect from 210 2001 is extracted in full.
The 1989 amendment sought to provide for the following. This act came into force on 14111985 bide notification no. Feb, 2018 57 application provisions relating to the narcotic drugs amendment cannabis regulations 2018 1 the amendments of section 5 made by the narcotic drugs amendment cannabis regulations 2018 apply in relation to applications made under section 8e of the act on or after the commencement of this section. An act further to amend the trade unions act, 1926. The principal central acts, namely, the opium act, 1857, the opium act, 1878 and the dangerous drugs act, 1930 were enacted a long time ago.
However, as the war on drugs gained momentum and indias economic position weakened, rajiv gandhiled administration had to finally buckle under the pressure and the ndps bill was introduced on august 23, 1985, and assented by the president on september 16, 1985. Motor vehicles act, 1988 pdf download bare act geek upd8. All india council for technical education act, 1987. Ministry of finance mof backed by the prime ministers officepmo has decided to consider the option of further amending the narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances act ndps 1985 in the winter parliament session of 2015. Be it enacted by parliament in the fiftysecond year of the republic of india as follows. The supreme court of india has also appreciated the role of indian parliament for introducing effective provisions in ndps act, 1985 in a. Narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances act, 1985 wikipedia. Act was further amended in form of prevention of illicit traffic in narcotic drugs recent amendment i. 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. Narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances ndps act,1985. The motor vehicles act, 1988 consolidated and rationalised various laws regulating road transport.
However, it is necessary to understand that this act has evolved over the years, and has been amended thrice. Indian stamp collection of stampduty through stock exchanges, clearing corporations and depositories second amendment rules, 2020. Legislation act 2001 including any amendment made under the. The companies act 2001 was a major revision of the legislation since 1984. Criminal laws amendment act, 20 and ndps act, 2014 and. Cooperativeamendment act of bhutan, 2009 download pdf. Criminal laws amendment act, 20 and ndps act, 2014 and lecture on criminal revisional and appellate powers of sessions judges in order to provide a platform to the judicial officers to get a clear understanding of the. A copy of the english text of the convention, as amended and in force at the commencement of section 1 of the narcotic drugs amendment act 2016, is set out in schedule 1. This section was included in the ndps act via the 2001 amendment. To constitute a national fund for control of drugs abuse to meet the expenditure incurred in connection with the measures for combating illicit traffic and preventing drug abuse. Constitution parliamentary terms amendment act 2001 no. Substances amendment act, 2001 certain anomalies have been noticed. Tramadol in the list of psychotropic substances in the schedule to the narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances act 1985.
Be it enacted by parliament in the fifty second year of the republic of india as follows. This is done with a view to improve health conditions and provide medical care as and when. Sentencing policy for drug offenders under the ndps act annual national seminar on working of the ndps courts in india national judicial academy, bhopal 14 august 2016 tripti tandon advocate and deputy director lawyers collective. The high court directed the trial court to frame charges under section 20bi of the act. The motor vehicles act, 1988 59 of 1988 is a central legislation through which the road transport is regulated in the country. Arguments for further amendments to the ndps act 2285. Narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances ndps act,1985 hindi. Amendments in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. Ndps amendment act, 2001 is yet another legislative attempt to iron out the anomalies and to remove the technical snags. The proposed amendments are essential in the overall interest of securing road safety and maintaining a clean environment. The narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances amendment act. Section 42 in the narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. Agricultural and processed food products export cess act, 1985 9. In line with international best practice, the law provides modern vehicle for domestic and international investors to.
The amending act of 2001 rationalised the sentence structure so as to ensure that while drug traffickers who traffic in significant quantities of. Arrest, search and seizure under ndps act procedural safeguards. State of west bengal,2 the full bench of kolkata high court upheld the constitutional validity of the amendment act of ndps act, 2001 and observed the amendments made to the narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances act, in 2001. The narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances act, 1985, commonly referred to as the ndps act. The update volume to the second edition of the digest completely updates the bare acts as per latest amendments and case law from 2015 to 2018 2. Ndps amendment act, 2001 is yet another legislative. Current status of the narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances ndps act. The narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances amendment. To be a leading regulator in the oil and gas sector mission. A three judges bench of sc held that this was substantial compliance with the requirement of section 50 of the ndps act.
An act to consolidate and amend the law relating to narcotic drugs, to make stringent. Guide to the narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances act. Amendment act 27 of 2000statement of objects and reasons. Acts and regulations department of petroleum resources. The short title for the act is the narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances act, 1985. By way of amended act of 2001, scale of sentencing. Clause viia relettered as clause viid thereof by act 9 of 2001, s. The book contains an exhaustive commentary on the narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances act 1985, with reference to case law of the supreme court of india as well as the high courts.
The narcotic drugs and psy chotropic substances amendment act, 2014 the following act of parliament received the assent of the president on 7 th march, 2014, and was published in the gazette of india, extraordinary, part ii section 1, no. Amendment act, 2001 code of criminal procedure amendment act, 2005. In the narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances rules, 1985, in schedule i, under subheading ii psychotropic substances, for item 4 and entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely. The trade unions amendment act, 2001 northern coalfields. It is the policy of the united states to support the people. The bare act is an expression used to specify the content of law, bereft of any interpretative gloss. The main intention behind the enactment of the act was that till date there was no separate law for handling cases in connection with the explicit usage of drugs and other deadly substances enacted in india. An act further to amend the narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. Amendment act 39 of 2001 statement of objects and reasons. Civil societydriven drug policy reform for health and.