Section 1: Short title, extent and commencement.

The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985Central Act · Act 61 of 1985

(1) This Act may be called the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.

(2) It extends to the whole of India [and it applies also--

(a) to all citizens of India outside India;

(b) to all persons on ships and aircrafts registered in India,

wherever they may be.]

(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint, and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act and for different States and any reference in any such provision to the commencement of this Act shall be construed in relation to any State as a reference to the coming into force of that provision in that State.

Where this provision sits

Act	The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985
Section	1
Marginal note	Short title, extent and commencement.
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source
Judgments citing it	7

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 9 of 2001. . Ins. by Act 9 of 2001, s. 2 (w.e.f. 2-10-2001).
other. . 14th November, 1985, vide notification No. S.O. 821(E), dated 14th November, 1985, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii).

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