Section 57A

Report of seizure of property of the person arrested by the notified officer.

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[57A. Report of seizure of property of the person arrested by the notified officer.--Whenever any officer notified under section 53 makes an arrest or seizure under this Act, and the provisions of Chapter VA apply to any person involved in the case of such arrest or seizure, the officer shall make a report of the illegally acquired properties of such person to the jurisdictional competent authority within ninety days of the arrest or seizure.]

Notes

1. Ins. by Act 16 of 2014, s. 18 (w.e.f. 1-5-2014).

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