Government notifies Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Regulation of Controlled Substances) Order, 2013
GOVERNMENT has notified the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Regulation of Controlled Substances) Order, 2013 and repealed the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Regulation Of Controlled Substances) Order, 1993.
Under the new Order:
++ The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, include any controlled substance in one or more Schedules.
++ No person shall manufacture, distribute, sell, purchase, possess, store, or consume any controlled substance included in Schedule-A without a unique registration number in Form-A issued by the Zonal Director of Narcotics Control Bureau:
++ No consignment of controlled substance in Schedule-A shall be moved from one place to another place within India, except when it is accompanied by a consignment Note in Form-G.
++ No person shall export any controlled substance in Schedule-B except in accordance with the conditions of the No Objection Certificate issued by the Narcotics Commissioner.
++ No person shall import any controlled substance in Schedule-C except in accordance with the conditions of the No Objection Certificate issued by the Narcotics Commissioner.
++ Every container or vessel containing a controlled substance in a consignment for export or in a consignment, which is imported, shall be labelled prominently giving details of the name and quantity of the controlled substance, name and address of the exporter and importer and the consignee if any.