Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act : Power to control and regulate controlled substances.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act,1985

Act No : 61

Section : Power to control and regulate controlled substances.

1*["9A. Power to control and regulate controlled substances. (1) If the Central Government is of the opinion that, having regard to the use of any controlled substance in the production or manufacture of any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance, it is necessary or expe- dient so to do in the public interest, it may, by order, provide for regulating or prohibiting the production, manufacture, supply and distribution thereof and trade and commerce therein. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the power conferred by sub-section (1), an order made thereunder may provide for regulating by licences, permits or otherwise, the production, manufacture, poss- ession, transport, import inter-State, export inter-State, sale, purchase, consumption, use, storage, distribution, disposal or acqui- sition of any controlled substance."]