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The Assam Ganja and Bhang Prohibition Act, 1953State Act of Assam · Act 21 of 1959

In this Act unless the re is a nything repu gn an t in the subject or con tex t.

(1) ‘bu y” , with all its gramm atic al var iations m eans rece ipt for price paid in cash or kin d, and includes any rece ipt by gift, loan or othe rwise.

(2) “ Com missioner” means the Excise Commissioner or any other person duly empowered by the Sta te Government to exercise some or all th e powers of the Excise Commissioner.

(3) “ Ga nja ” means dried flowers, flowering or f ruit ing tops of the India n H eap ^ la nt (Cannabis Sativa L) .

(4) “B hang ” m eans leaves of the India n Hem p plan t (Cannabis Sa ti­ va L) incl uding such form know n as Siddhi.

(5) “ Im po rt” me»p,» to bring into any notified are a otherwise than across a customs front it r defined by the Central Gover nment .

(6) “ Manufacture 1 cleans every process , wh eth er na tura l or art ifici al, by which any g anja is prod uced or pre pared .

(7) “ Notified are a” means an area notified un de r sub-section (2) of Sect ion 1 of this Act.

(8) “ Pre scr ibed” mea ns pres cribed by rules ma de under this Act.

(9) “Sell” , with all its gra mm atical var iati ons , means any transfer inc lud ing tran sfer by a gift or a loan or otherwise.

(10) “ Tr an spor t” means to move from one pa rt to anoth er of any notified are a or from a ny notified are a to anoth er notified area.

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ActThe Assam Ganja and Bhang Prohibition Act, 1953
Section2
Marginal noteDef in iti on s
JurisdictionState of Assam
StatusIn force as published by the source

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