Section 54

Presumption from possession of illicit articles.

The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985

Act 61 of 1985
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue

About this Act

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 substances , to provide for the forfeiture of property derived from, or used in, illicit traffic in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, to implement the provisions of the International Conventions on Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances and for matters connected therewith.

All sections

    ¹[54. Presumption from possession of illicit articles.-- In trials under this Act, it may be presumed, unless and until the contrary is proved, that the accused has committed an offence under this Act in respect of--
         (a) any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance or controlled substance;
         (b) any opium poppy, cannabis plant or coca plant growing on any land which he has cultivated;
         (c) any apparatus specially designed or any group of utensils specially adopted for the manufacture of any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance or controlled substance; or
         (d) any materials which have undergone any process towards the manufacture of a narcotic drug or psychotropic substance or controlled substance, or any residue left of the materials from which any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance or controlled substance has been manufactured,
     for the possession of which he fails to account satisfactorily.]

Notes

¹. Subs. by Act 9 of 2001, s. 25, for section 54 (w.e.f. 2-10-2001).