E/NL. 1957/114- 116 3 December 1957 UNITED NATIONS Original: ENGLISH LAWS AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED TO GIVE EFFECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE CONVENTION OF 13 JULY 1931 FOR LIMITING THE MANUFACTURE AND REGULATING THE DISTRIBUTION OF NARCOTIC DRUGS, AS AMENDED BY THE PROTOCOL OF 11 DECEMBER 1946 INDIA Communicated by the Government of India NOTE BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL -- In accordance with Article 21 of the Convention of 13 July 1931 for Limiting the Manufacture and Regulating the Distribution of Narcotic Drugs, as amended by the Protocol of 11 December 1946, the Secretary-General has the honour to communicate the following legislative texts. E/NL. 1957/114 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF STATE New Delhi, the 24th August 1950 NOTIFICATION No. 104-J In pursuance of clause (1) of article 239 of the Constitution and in supersession of all previous notifications of the subject, the president is pleased to direct that the Chief Commissioner of Himachal Pradesh, Bilashpur, Kutch, Bhopal, Tripura, Vindhya Pradesh and Manipur shall, subject to the control of the President, and until further orders, excercise the powers and discharge the functions of:- (1) a State Government under the provisions of laws as for the time being in force in their respective States specified in Schedule I hereto annexed; (2) the Central Government under the provisions of laws as for the time being in force in their respective States specified in Schedule II hereto annexed. SCHEDULE I Name of Act Provisions The Dangerous Drugs Act, 1930. All (II of 1930) SCHEDULE II Sd/ HARISARMA Joint Secretary - 2 - E/NL. 1957/115 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE (DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE) NEW DELHI, THE 14TH OCTOBER, 1957 PUBLISHED IN PART II, SECTION 3 OF THE GAZETTE OF INDIA NOTIFICATION DANGEROUS DRUGS No. 14 - In pursuance of clause (a) of rule 2 of the Central Opium Rule, 1934, the Central Government hereby defines the tracts in the States of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan specified in the Schedule annexed hereto as tracts within which poppy may be cultivated on account of the Government, during the Opium Year commencing on the 1st October. 1957 and ending on the 30th September, 1958:- SCHEDULE PART I STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH Designation Extent of tract District Tehsil Pargana Faizabad Opium Faizabad Mangalsi, Khandasa, Rath, Amsin and Haveli Division Basti Amorha Ghazipur Experimental farm attached to the Government Opium and Alkaloid Works, Ghazipur Barabanki Opium Barabanki Daryabad, Baddu Sarai, Nawabganj, Ramnagar, Division Dewa, Kursi, Partabganj, Satrik, Siddhaur, Subeha and Haidergarh Lucknow Botanical Gardens, Lucknow Bareilly Opium Bareilly Saneha, Ballia, Aonla, Sirauli and Faridpur Division Shahjahanpur Jalalabad, Kant, Nigohi, Tilhar and Jalalpur PART II STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH Designation Extent of tract District Tehsil Pargana Neemuch I Opium Mandsaur Neemuch and Jawad Division Gird Farm of Madhya Bharat College of Agriculture Gwalior - 3 - PART II(contd.) STATE OF MADHYA PRA DESH (contd.) Designation Extent of tract District Tehsil Pargana Neemuch II Opium Mandsaur Garoth, Bhanpura and Manasa Division Mandsaur I Opium Mandsaur Mandsaur Division Mandsaur Q Opium Mandsaur MaDiargarh and Sitamau Division Ratlam Opium Ratlam Ratlam, Jaora, Alot and Sallana Division Shajapur Agar and Susner PART UI STATE OF RAJASTHAN / Designation Extent of tract District Tehsil Pargana Chittorgarh Opium Chittorgarh Achnera, Partabgarh, Chhoti Sadri, Kanera, Division Iimbahera, Begun, Chittorgarh, Bari Sadri, Bhadesar and Doongla Bhiiwara Bljolia Jhalawai Opium Jhalawar Pachpahar, Khanpur, Aklera, Manohar Thana, Division Bakanl, Asnawar, Patan, Dag, Gangdhar and Sub-Tehsil Sunel Tappa (Portion transferred from earstwhile State of Madhya Bharat) of Pirawa Tehsil Kotah Opium Kotah Ramganj Mandi, Sangod, Chechat-Morak, Division Chipa Barod, Chhabra and Atru Sd/- Under Secretary to the Government of India - 4 - E^JL., 1-957/116 Tripura Gazette Extraordinary Issue No. 54, 28th August 1956 GOVERNMENT OF TRIPURA REVENUE DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION No. 2351/Rev. Agartala, the 2nd July, 1956 In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 8 of the Dangerous Drugs Act, 1930 (II of 1930) read with Notification No. 104-J, dated the 24th August, 19501), issued by the Government of India in the Ministry of States the Chief Commissioner, Tripura is pleased to make the following rules:- By order of the Chief Commissioner, BISHAN CHANDRA Secretary to the Government of Tripura. I. SHORT TITLE AND EXTENT 1. (1) These Rules may be called the Tripura Dangerous Drugs Rules, 1956* (2) They extend to the whole of Tripura and shall come into force with effect from the date of publica• tion in the Tripura Gazette. II. DEFINITIONS 2. In these rules, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context:- (1) "the Act" means the Dangerous Drugs Act, 1930. (2) "approved practitioner" means - (a) any person registered as a medical practitioner under any law for the registration of medical practitioners for the time being in force in any part of Indian Union, or (b) any person registered as a dentist under the Dentist Act, 1948 or under any law for the registra• tion of Dentists for the time being in force in any part of Indian Union, or (c) any person possessed of qualifications which render him eligible for registration as a medical practitioner or dentist, as the case may be, under any law for the registration of medical practi• tioners or dentists for the time being in force in any part of Indian Union, and approved by the Collector for the purpose of these rules or of corresponding rules for the time being in force in any part of Indian Union, or (d) any person who is a veterinary graduate of any of the Indian Veterinary Colleges established under the authority of the Government or recognised by Government, or (e) any other person engaged in medical, scientific or veterinary practice and approved by the Commissioner for the purpose of these rules or of any corresponding rules for the time being in force in any part of Indian Union; 1) Note by the Secretariat: E/NL. 1957/114. - 5 - (3) "collector" means the chief officer in charge of the revenue administration of a district and any officer empowered by the State Government by name or in virtue of his office, to exercise throughout the Province or in any specified area therein all or any of the powers of a collector under these rules; (4) "commissioner" means the Chief Commissioner of this State. (5) "licensed chemist" means a person who has obtained a licence under these rules - (a) for the manufacture on prescription of "medicinal opium" or of any preparation, containing morphine, diacetylmorphine or cocaine from materials which he is lawfully entitled to possess, and (b) for the possession and sale on prescription of any manufactured drug; (6) "licensed dealer" means a person who has obtained a license under these rules - (a) for the manufacture of "medicinal opium" or of any preparation containing morphine, diacetyl• morphine or cocaine from materials which he is lawfully entitled to possess, or (b) for the possession and sale, otherwise than on prescription, of any manufactured drug; (7) "manufactured drug" does not include prepared opium; (8) "ounce" means an ounce avoirdupois containing 437^2 grains; (9) "prescription" means a prescription given by an approved practitioner for the supply of any manu• factured drug to a patient in accordance with these rules; (10) expression referring to "sale" includes any transfer otherwise than by way of gift; (11) "tola" means a weight of 180 grains. m. MANUFACTURE 3. A licensed dealer or a licensed chemist may, subject to the conditions of his license, manufacture - (1) "medicinal opium" from opium lawfully possessed by him; and (2) any preparation containing morphine, diacetylmorphine, or cocaine from morphine, diacetylmor• phine, opium or cocaine lawfully possessed by him. IV. POSSESSION 4. Any person may possess coca derivatives (other than those exempted from the provisions of the Act) up to the limit of 10 grains at one time sold and dispensed for his use in accordance with these rules or under corres• ponding rules for the time being in force in any part of Indian Union, on a bonafide prescription \itom an approved practitioner or such larger quantity at a time as may be certified to be required purely for surgical use by an approved practitioner. 5. No licensed dealer or licensed chemist shall possess any coca derivatives except in accordance with the conditions of his licences granted under these rules or in a quantity exceeding the limits specified below:- By a licensed dealer Five ounces of all or such larger varieties of the drug quantity as may taken together. > be fixed by the Commissioner in By a licensed chemist One ounce of all any individual varieties of the drug case. taken together. 6. An approved practitioner may at one time possess ^2 (half) ounce of all varieties of coca derivatives taken together or such larger quantity as may be fixed by the Commissioner in any special case, for use in course of his, own practice and not for sale. - 6 - EXPLANATION - The expression "use in course of practice" in this rule and in clause (b) of rule 8, means only the actual direct administration of the drugs in injections, surgical operations, or other emergent cases by or in the presence of an approved practitioner. All other issues of the drugs by an approved practitioner shall amount to sale except the issues free of charge from a recognised charitable dispensary. 7. Any of the following classes of persons may possess coca derivatives not exceeding the limits specified in each case, namely:- (a) Medical officers or managers of hospitals and charitable dispensaries not under Government super• vision authorised by a Collector under an order made under Rule 25 in such quantity and in such manner as may be prescribed in the permit.