(1) No person shall possess any essential narcotic drug otherwise than in accordance with the provisions of these rules.
(2) Any person may possess an essential narcotic drug in such quantity as has been at one time sold or dispensed for his use in accordance with the provisions of these rules.
(3) A registered medical practitioner may possess essential narcotic drug, for use in his practice but not for sale or distribution, not more than the anantity mentioned in the Table below, namely:- I. Chapter VA (containing rule 52A to rule 52M) inserted by G.S.R. 359(E), dated 5th May, 2015 (w.e./. 5-5-2015).
76 The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Rules, 1985 [Rule 52A TABLE SI. No. Name of the essential Narcotic Drug Quantity
(1) (2) (3)
1. Morphine and its salts and all preparations containing more than 0.2 per cent. of Morphine 500 Milligrammes
2. Methyl morphine (commonly known as 'Codeine') and Ethyl morphine and their salts (including Dionine), all 2000 Milligrammes dilutions and preparations except those which are compounded with one or more other ingredients and containing not more than 100 milligram.mes of the drug per dosage unit and with a concentration of not more than 2.5% in undivided preparations and which have been established in therapeutic practice
3. Dihydroxy Codeinone (commonly known as Oxy-codone 250 Milligrammes and Dihydroxycodeinone), its salts (such as Eucodal Boncodal Dinarcon Hydrolaudin, Nucodan, Percodan, Scophedal, Tebodol and the like), its esters and the salts of its ester and preparation, admixture, extracts or other substances containing any of these drugs
4. Dihydrocodeinone (commonly known as Hydrocodone), 320 Milligrammes its salts (such as Dicodide, Codinovo, Diconone, Hycodan, Multacodin, Nyodide, Ydroced and the like) and its esters and salts of its ester, and preparation, admixture, extracts or other substances containing any of these drugs 5 l-phenethyl-4-N - propionylanilino-piperidine (the Two transdermal international-non-proprietary name of which is patches one each of Fentanyl) and its salts and preparations, admixture, 12.5 microgram per extracts or other substances containing any of these hour and 25 drugs microgram per hour:
Provided that the Controller of Drugs or any other officer authorised in this behalf by him may by special order authorise, in Form 3B, any such practitioner to possess the aforesaid drugs in quantity larger than as specified in the above Table:
Provided further that such authorisation may be granted or renewed, for a period not exceeding three years at a time.
Explanation.--The expression "for use in his practice" covers only the actual direct administration of the drugs to a patient under the care of the registered medical practitioner in accordance with established medical standards and practices.
(4) For renewal of the authorisation referred to in the second proviso to sub rule (3), application shall be made to the Controller of Drugs atleast thirty days before the expiry of the previous authorisation.
(5) (a) The Controller of Drugs may, by order, prohibit any registered medical practitioner from possessing for use in his practice under sub-rule (3) any essential narcotic drug, where such practitioner- Rule 528] The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Rules, 1985 77
(i) has violated any provision of these rules; or
(ii) has been convicted of any offence under the Act; or
(iii) has, in the opinion of the Controller of Drugs, abused such possession or otherwise been rendered unfit to possess such drug.
(b) When any order is passed under clause (a) of this sub-rule, the registered medical practitioner concerned shall forthwith deliver to the Controller of Drugs the essential narcotic drug then in his possession and the Controller of Drugs shall issue orders for the disposal of such drugs.
(6) The Controller of Drugs may, by a general or special order, authorise any person to possess essential narcotic drug as may be specified in that order.
(7) A recognised medical institution may possess essential narcotic drug in such quantity and in such manner as specified in these rules.
1((8) A manufacturer may possess essential narcotic drug in such quantity as may be specified in the licence issued under rule 36, rule 36A, or rule 37 of these rules or the licence issued for manufacturing the preparations of essential narcotic drugs under the rules made by the State Government under section 10 of the Act:
Provided that there shall be no limit to the possession of essential narcotic drug by the Government Opium Factories.)
(9) A licenced dealer or a licenced chemist may possess essential narcotic drug in such quantity, and in such manner as may be specified in the licence issued under these rules.