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Pramulgatedby the President in the Seventy-secondY'ear of the Republic of
India.
Wileteas the Narcotic Drugs arrd Psychcltropic Substances Act, 1985 was anrenried gdsrlqrtslrd,ftqio zz arqn 2021 1100 '. ' ' ' ' ^l^""^ /rriiih\ o'rrl tlre ar y this anomaly by umbered provlsloll ln clause (viiib) and the amendment seeks to rectif ing cha.ges in section 27 of ihe said Act irr orcler to carlY out the legislative iirte,t of tlre
tute,whichhasalwaysbeerrtoreadclause(viiib)insection2T,antTalreadystood reirr;
Ar,ro wHr.nr,,+s the Narcotic Drugs and psychotropic Substances (Arnendrnerrt) Act'
I 4 came into force on the ist day of May' 2014;
ANrlWuerre.tsParlianrentisnotinSessionandthe'Pr.esidentissatisfiedthat
umstances exist which render it necessary for hirn to take inrmecliate action;
Now,Tnenerone,inexerciseofthepowersconfirmedbyclause(l)ofarticlel23ofthe
constitution. the presiclent is pleased to prornulgate the following ordinance:-
l. ( l) This ordinance may be called the Narcotic Drttgs and Psychotropic sribstances
itle atrd lcelllel'lt. (Amendtrrent) Ordinance' 2021'
ment
(?) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the l st day of May' 20 1 4' 2. In section 27A of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotlopic substances Act, 1985' fbr the rvords, brackets, letters and t-tgure "clause (viiia) of section.2", the rvords' brackets'
tiorr f Act 6l
(viiib) of section 2" shall be substituted'
RAM NATH KOVIND.
ANOOP KU'N,{AR MENDIRATTA, Secretan'to the Govt. ol' lndiu'