In these rules, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context –
(i) ―Act‖ means the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (Central Act 61 of 1985).
(ii) ―Approved practitioner‖ means. – a) any person registered as a medical practitioner under any law for the time being in force in India for the registration of medical practitioners, b) any Medical Officer of the Military, Naval or Air Force Services on the active lists, or c) any qualified veterinary surgeon.
(iii) ―Collector‖ means a Collector of a district and includes any other officer empowered by the Government to perform all or any of the functions of a Collector under these rules.
(iv) ―Commissioner‖ means the Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise, Madras, and includes any other officer specially authorised by the Government to exercise throughout the State or any specified area therein all or any of the powers of the Commissioner under these rules.
(iv-A) ―Drugs Controller‖ means the Director of Drugs Control appointed by the Government to have control on drugs in the State.
(v) ―export‖ means to take out of the State of Tamil Nadu to any other State or Union Territory in India.
(vi) ―Form‖ means a Form appended to these rules.
(vii) ―Government‖ means the Government of Tamil Nadu.
(Viii) ―import‖ means to bring into the State of Tamil Nadu from any other State or Union Territory in India.
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(ix) ―Licensed Chemist‖ means a person who has obtained a permit under these rules for the sale on prescription only and for manufacture of narcotic drugs from materials which he is lawfully entitled to process.
(x) ―licensed dealer‖ means a person who has obtained a permit under these rules.
(a) for the manufacture of medicinal opium or of any preparation containing opium, morphine and codeine and their salts and such other manufactured drugs notified under section 2 (xi) (b) of the Act from the materials which he is lawfully entitled to possess:
(b) for the possession and sale otherwise than on prescription such manufactured drug as referred to in (a) above: and
(c) to purchase or sell poppy straw.
(xi) ―manufactured drugs‖ means,
(a) medicinal cannabis and medicinal opium,
(b) morphine, codeine, thebaine and their salts,
(c) coca derivatives and
(d) any other manufactured drugs notified under section 2(xi) (b) of the Act.
(xii) ―Medical Authority‖ means the Authority constituted by the Government for the purpose of these rules.
(xii-A) ―Morphine‖ includes any preparation containing morphine.
(xiii) ―Narcotic drugs‖ means narcotic drugs as defined under section 2 (xiv) of the Act.
(xiv) ―Prescription‖ means a prescription given by an approved practitioner for the supply of any narcotic drug in accordance with these rules.
(xivA) ―Recognised medical institution‖ means a hospital or Medical Institution recognized for the purpose under Chapter IX to these rules.
(xv) ―State‖ means the State of Tamil Nadu.