PART V
AMENDMENT TO THE NARCOTIC DRUGS AND PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES ACT, 1985
Amendment of Act 61 of 1985
224. In the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (61 of 1985) with effect from the 1st day of June, 2016,––
(a) in section 68B, in clause (a), for the words “for Forfeited Property constituted under”, the words “referred to in” shall be substituted;
(b) for section 68N, the following section shall be substituted, namely:––
Appellate Tribunal
“68N. The Appellate Tribunal constituted under sub-section (1) of section 12 of the Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators (Forfeiture of Property) Act, 1976 (13 of 1976) shall be the Appellate Tribunal for hearing appeals against the orders made under section 68F, section 68-I, sub-section (1) of section 68K or section 68L.”;
(c) in section 76, in sub-section (2), clause (db) shall be omitted.
Notes on Clauses:
Clause 224 of the Bill seeks to amend sections 68B, 68N and section 76 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.
The aforesaid sections, inter alia, provides for establishment of Appellate Tribunal for hearing appeals against the orders made under the aforesaid Act.
It is proposed to amend the aforesaid sections so as to provide that the Appellate Tribunal established under the Smugglers and Foreign Exchanged Manipulators (Forfeiture of Property) Act, 1976 shall be the Appellate Tribunal for hearing the appeals against the orders made under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.
