GOVERNMENT OF KERALAM

NOTIFICATION

In exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 53 of the Narcotic Drugs

and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (Central Act 61 of 1985), the Government of Keralam

hereby invest the officers not below the rank of an Inspector in the Kerala State Narcotic

Control Bureau (State NCB) of the Excise Department with the powers of an

officer-in-charge of a police station for the investigation of offences under the said Act.

By order of the Governor,

K. R. JYOTHILAL,

Additional Chief Secretary to Government.

Dated, Thiruvananthapuram, 9th September, 2026

24th Chingam, 1202.

G. O. (P) No. 78/2026/Taxes.

Taxes (G) Department

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KERALA GAZETTE

അസാധാരണം

EXTRAORDINARY

ആധികാരികമായി ്പസിദെപടുതുനത

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

Regn.No. KERBIL/2012/45073

dated 05-09-2012 with RNI

Reg No.KL/TV(N)/634/2021-2023

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Vol. XV

തിരുവനനപുരം,

വ്ാഴം

Thiruvananthapuram,

Thursday

2026 െസപറംബർ 10

10th September 2026

1202 ചിങം 25

25th Chingam 1202

1948 ഭാ്ദം 19

19th Bhadra 1948

നമർ

No.

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S. R. O. No. 751/2026

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Explanatory Note

(This does not form part of the notification, but is intended to indicate its general purport.)

Sub-section (2) of section 53 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act,

1985 (Central Act 61 of 1985) empowers the State Government to invest certain officers with

the powers of an officer-in-charge of a police station for the investigation of offences under

the Act. The Government, as per the notification issued under G. O. (Ms.) No. 138/85/TD

dated 7th November, 1985 and published as S.R.O. No. 1517/85 in the Kerala Gazette

Extraordinary No. 966 dated 8th November, 1985, have invested the officers of the

Excise Department not below the rank of an Excise Inspector, with the powers of an

officer-in-charge of a police station for the investigation of offences under the said act.

As per G. O. (Ms.) No. 17/2026/TAXES dated 12th March, 2026 and G. O. (Ms.)

No. 29/2026/TAXES dated 17th July, 2026, the Government have formed a special unit in

the Excise Department named the Kerala State Narcotic Control Bureau (State NCB) by

reorganising the existing enforcement machinery through the renaming and redeployment of

officers and staff of the Excise Department.

Accordingly, Government have decided to invest all officers not below the rank of an

Inspector in the Kerala State Narcotic Control Bureau with the powers of an officer-in-charge

of a police station under sub-section (2) of section 53 of the Act for the investigation of

offences under the said Act throughout the State of Keralam.

The notification is intended to achieve the above object.

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