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Section 35-A: Power to seize, destroy etc. poppy and hemp plant.

1the Jammu and Kashmir Excise Act, Samvat 1958 (1901 A.d.)Union territory Act of Jammu and Kashmir · Act 9 of 1901

[35-A. Power to seize, destroy etc. poppy and hemp plant.––(1) Where any Excise and Taxation Officer has reason to believe that poppy or hemp plant is unlawfully grown or cultivated, he or any other officer authorised by the Government in this behalf, shall seize, confiscate and destroy such plant in the presence of a [Judicial Magistrate or an Executive Magistrate].

(2) Any action taken under sub-section (1) shall not protect the person, cultivating or growing poppy or hemp plant, from being prosecuted under the provisions of this Act.]

Where this provision sits

Act1the Jammu and Kashmir Excise Act, Samvat 1958 (1901 A.d.)
Section35-A
Marginal notePower to seize, destroy etc. poppy and hemp plant.
JurisdictionUnion territory of Jammu and Kashmir
StatusIn force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • inserted, Act XXIV of 1976. . Section 35-A inserted by Act XXIV of 1976, s. 2.
  • substituted, Act IX of 2010. . Substituted for “Judicial Magistrate” by Act IX of 2010, s. 3.

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