(1) This Ordinance may be called the Prevention of Illicit Traffic!
in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Ordinance, 1988.
(2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir,
(3) It shall come into force at once.
2. In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) "appropriate Government" means, as respects a detention order made by the Central Government or by an officer of the Central Government, or a person detained under such order, the Central Government, and as respects a detention order made by a State Government or by an officer of a State Government, or a person detained under such order, the State Government;
(b) "customs airport" means an airport appointed under clause
(a) of section 7 of the Customs Act, 1962;
(c) "detention order" means an order made under section 3;
(d) "foreigner" has the same meaning as in the Foreigners Act, 1946;
(e) "illicit traffic" means—
(i) cultivating any coca plant or gathering any portion of coca plant;
(ii) cultivating the opium poppy or any cannabis plant;
(iU) engaging in the production, manufacture, possession., sale, purchase, transportation, warehousing, concealment, use or consumption, import inter-State, export inter-State, import into;
India, export from India or transhipment, of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances;
(iv) dealing in narcotic drugs psychotropic substances otherwise than m provided, in sub-clauses (i) to (iii);
(u) handling or letting any premises for use for any of the purposes referred to in sub-clauses (i) to (iu);
(vi) financing any activity by himself of through any other person in the furtherance or in support of doing any of the aforesaid acts;
(•oii) harbouring persons engaged in any of the, activities specified in sub-clauses (i) to (vi); or 52 of 1962.
31 of 1946.
Sac. 1] TOE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTBAOBDINAKY 3 61 of 1985.
52 of 1962.
61 of 1985.
2 of 1974.
(viii) abetting or conspiring in the furtherance or la support of doing any of the aforesaid acts, except to the extent permitted under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic substances Act, 1985, or any rule or order made, or any condition of any licence, permit or authorisation issued, thereunder;
(f) "'Indian Customs waters" has the same meaning as in clause
(25) of section 2 of the Customs Act, 1962;
(g) "State Government", in relation to a Union territory means the Administrator thereof;
(h) words and expressions used herein but not defined, and defined in the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, have the meanings respectively assigned to them in that Act.