Punishment for certain acts by licensee or his servants
Section 26 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 deals with punishment for certain acts by licensee or his servants. If the holder of any licence, permit or authorisation granted under this Act or any rule or order made thereunder or any person in his employ and acting on his behalf-- (a) omits, without any reasonable cause, to maintain accounts or to submit any return in accordance with the provisions of this Act The Act came into force on 14 Nov 1985.
If the holder of any licence, permit or authorisation granted under this Act or any rule or order made thereunder or any person in his employ and acting on his behalf--
(a) omits, without any reasonable cause, to maintain accounts or to submit any return in accordance with the provisions of this Act, or any rule made thereunder;
(b) fails to produce without any reasonable cause such licence, permit or authorisation on demand of any officer authorised by the Central Government or State Government in this behalf;
(c) keeps any accounts or makes any statement which is false or which he knows or has reason to believe to be incorrect; or
(d) wilfully and knowingly does any act in breach of any of the conditions of licence, permit or authorisation for which a penalty is not prescribed elsewhere in this Act,
he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years or with fine or with both.
Section 26, The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (Act 61 of 1985).
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Questions about Section 26
What does Section 26 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act deal with?
Section 26 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act is headed "Punishment for certain acts by licensee or his servants". If the holder of any licence, permit or authorisation granted under this Act or any rule or order made thereunder or any person in his employ and acting on his behalf-- (a) omits, without any reasonable cause, to maintain accounts or to submit any return in accordance with the provisions of this Act
How do I find court cases under Section 26 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: NDPS Act 26, section 26 NDPS Act, section 26 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. People searching for it also type ndps 26 d and 26 ndps act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 26 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, and has it changed?
1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it.
When did Section 26 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act come into force?
Section 26 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, cited as NDPS Act 26, came into force on 14 Nov 1985, having been enacted on 16 Sep 1985. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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