Act Number: 46

Act Name: The Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988

Year: 1988

Enactment Date: 1988-09-06

Long Title: An Act to provide for detention in certain cases for the purpose of preventing illicit traffic in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances and for matters connected therewith.

Ministry: Ministry of Finance

Department: Department of Revenue

Section 7: Detention orders not to be invalid or inoperative on certain grounds.
    No detention order shall be invalid or inoperative merely by reason--
         (a) that the person to be detained thereunder is outside the limits of the territorial jurisdiction of the Government or the officer making the order of detention; or
         (b) that the place of detention of such person is outside the said limits.
Scroll to Top