Central Government and State Government to have regard to international conventions while making rules
Section 70 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 deals with central Government and State Government to have regard to international conventions while making rules. Wherever under this Act the Central Government or the State Government has been empowered to make rules, the Central Government or the State Government, as the case may be, subject to other provisions of this Act, may while making the rules have regard to the provisions of the Single Convention on N The Act came into force on 14 Nov 1985.
Wherever under this Act the Central Government or the State Government has been empowered to make rules, the Central Government or the State Government, as the case may be, subject to other provisions of this Act, may while making the rules have regard to the provisions of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961, the Protocol of 1972 amending the said Convention and of the Convention on Psychotropic Substances, 1971 to which India is a party and to the provisions of any other international convention relating to narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances to which India may become a party.
Section 70, The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (Act 61 of 1985).
Questions about Section 70
What does Section 70 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act deal with?
Section 70 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act is headed "Central Government and State Government to have regard to international conventions while making rules". Wherever under this Act the Central Government or the State Government has been empowered to make rules, the Central Government or the State Government, as the case may be, subject to other provisions of this Act, may while making the rules have regard to the provisions of the Single Convention on N
How do I find court cases under Section 70 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 70, section 70 NDPS Act, section 70 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
When did Section 70 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act come into force?
Section 70 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, cited as NDPS Act 70, 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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