TAMIL NADU

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Part IV—Section 4

Central Acts and Ordinances

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GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

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ministry of law and justice

(Legislative Department)

New Delhi, the 30th September 2021 / Asvina 8, 1943 (Saka).

The following Central Ordinance promulgated by the President of India is hereby

re-published for general information:—

the narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances

(amendment) ordinance, 2021.

No. 8 of 2021

Promulgated by the President in the Seventy-second Year of the Republic of

India.

An Ordinance further to amend the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances

Act, 1985.

Whereas the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 was amended

by the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) Act, 2014 which,

inter alia, introduced a new clause (viiia) in Section 2 and renumbered existing clause (viiia)

relating to definition of “illicit traffic” as clause (viiib) thereof, but due to oversight the

reference of the said clause could not be corrected in Section 27 A of the said Act, which

provides for punishment for financing “illicit traffic” and harbouring offenders;

And Whereas the amendment does not create any new offence but contains a

legislative declaration that reference of clause (viiia) always meant the corresponding

renumbered provision in clause (viiib) and the amendment seeks to rectify this anomaly by

making changes in Section 27 of the said Act in order to carry out the legislative intent of the

statute. which has always been to read clause (viiib) in Section 27, and already stood

therein;

And Whereas the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) Act,

2014 came into force on the 1st day of May, 2014;

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Amendment of

Section 27A

of Act 61

of 1985

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printed  and  published  by  the Commissioner of  Stationery  and  printing,

chennai on  behalf  of  the  Government  of  Tamil  Nadu

And Whereas Parliament is not in session and the President is satisfied that

circumstances exist which render it necessary for him to take immediate action;

Now, Therefore, in exercise ofthe powers confirmed by clause (I) of article 123 of the

Constitution, the President is pleased to promulgate the following Ordinance:-

1.

(1) This Ordinance may be called the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances

(Amendment) Ordinance, 2021.

(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 1st day of May, 2014.

2. In Section 27 A of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985,

for the words, brackets, letters and figure “clause (viiia) of Section 2”, the words, brackets,

letters and figure “clause (viiib) of Section 2” shall be substituted.

Ram Nath Kovind,

President.

Anoop kumar mendiratta,

Secretary to the Government of India.

(Re-published by Order of the Governor)

k. mahesh kumar,

Joint Secretary to Government,

Law Department.