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 68G: Management of properties seized or forfeited under this Chapter.
    1[68G. Management of properties seized or forfeited under this Chapter.-- (1) The Central Government may, by order published in the Official Gazette, appoint as many of its officers (not below the rank of a Joint secretary to the Government) as it thinks fit, to perform the functions of an Administrator.
     (2) The Administrator appointed under sub-section (1) shall receive and manage the property in relation to which an order has been made under sub-section (1) of section 68F or under section 68-I in such manner and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed.
     (3) The Administrator shall also take such measures, as the Central Government may direct, to dispose of the property which is forfeited to the Central Government.]
Notes:
1. Ins. by Act 2 of 1989, s. 19 (w.e.f. 29-5-1989)
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