(1) This Act may be called the Sikkim Anti Drugs Act, 2006.
(2) It extends to the whole of Sikkim.
(3) It shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
*1 Substituted by Act No 21 of 2017 (w.e.f. 19.09.2019) 2 | P a g e Definitions
2. *1 In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires –
(a) “Act” means the Sikkim Anti Drugs Act, 2006;
(b) “addict” means a person who has dependence in any drug having the abuse potential and consumes such drug but shall not include a person who has dependence in any drug having abuse potential and consumes such drug on the valid prescription of a registered medical practitioner for treatment of his disease;
(c) “commercial quantity” in relation to controlled substance, means any quantity as specified in the Schedule to the Act;
(d) “consumer” means in relation to any person who manufactures, possesses, sells, purchases, transports, imports inter-State, exports inter-State or uses controlled substances in “small quantity” without valid prescription or license;
(e) “controlled substances” means any substance declared by the Government by notification, published in the Official Gazette;
(f) “conveyance” means a conveyance of any description whatsoever and includes any animal, aircraft, vehicle (including two-or-three wheeled), or vessel;
(g) “Government” means the State Government of Sikkim;
(h) “illicit traffic” in relation to controlled substances means production, possession, sale, purchase, transportation, warehousing, concealment, use or consumption, import or export inter-State of controlled substances and in dealing with any other activities of controlled substances;
(i) “large quantity” in relation to controlled substances means any quantity as specified in the Schedule to the Act;
(j) “licensed dealers” means the traders who have the drug license or the trade license to stock and sell the controlled substances or the holders of trade license to sell the substances mentioned;
(k) “peddler” in relation to any person means who manufactures, possesses, sells, purchases, transports, imports inter-State, exports inter-State or uses controlled substance of quantity more than “small quantity” without valid prescription or license;
(l) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules under this Act;
(m) “rule” means the rules framed under the Act;
(n) “Schedule” means the Schedule appended to this Act;
(o) “small quantity” in relation to controlled substance, means any quantity as specified in the Schedule to the Act.
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CHAPTER II AUTHORITIES AND OFFENCES Government to take measures for preventing and combating abuse of and illicit traffic of controlled substances, etc.