Section 68D
Competent authority.
The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985
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.
1[68D. Competent authority.-- (1) The Central Government may, by order published in the Official
Gazette, authorise 2[any Commissioner of Customs or Commissioner of Central Excise] or Commissioner
of Income-tax or any other officer of the Central Government of equivalent rank to perform the functions
of the competent authority under this Chapter.
(2) The competent authorities shall perform their functions in respect of such persons or classes of persons as the Central Government may, by order, direct.]
(2) The competent authorities shall perform their functions in respect of such persons or classes of persons as the Central Government may, by order, direct.]
Notes
1. Ins. by Act 2 of 1989, s. 19 (w.e.f. 29-5-1989)
2 Subs. by Act 16 of 2014, s. 21, for "any Collector of Customs or Collector of Central Excise" (w.e.f. 1-5-2014).
2 Subs. by Act 16 of 2014, s. 21, for "any Collector of Customs or Collector of Central Excise" (w.e.f. 1-5-2014).