Act Number: 61

Act Name: The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985

Year: 1985

Enactment Date: 1985-09-16

Long Title: 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.

Ministry: Ministry of Finance

Department: Department of Revenue

Section 61: Confiscation of goods used for concealing illicit drugs or substances.
    Any goods used for concealing any 1[narcotic drug, psychotropic substance] or controlled substance which is liable to confiscation under this Act shall also be liable to confiscation.
     Explanation.-- In this section "goods" does not include conveyance as a means of transport.
Notes:
1. Subs. by s. 27, ibid., for "narcotic drug or psychotropic substance" (w.e.f. 2-10-2001).
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