The Assam Ganja and Bhang Prohibition (Amendment) Act, 1961

107 ASSAM ACT NO. XIII OF 1961 TH E ASSA M GANJA AND BHANG PR OHIB IT IO N ( AMENDM ENT ) ACT , 1961 ' ( As passed by the Assembly ) Receiv ed the as se nt o f the Governor on the 5th May 1961 [ Published in the Assam Gazette, Ex traord ina ry, dated the 6th May 1961 ] An Act further to am en d th e A ss am Ganja and Bhang Pro hib it io i Act, 1958 ( A ss am Act XXI of 1959 ) Pream ble. whereas it is expend ient fu rth er to amend the Assam Ac t Assam Ga nja a nd Bhang Pro hib itio n Act, 1958, herein- "^Xl ef after cal led t he Principal A ct, in the man ne r herein­ after ap pe ar ing; It is her eby ena cted in the Twelfth Yea r of the Re­ pub lic of Ind ia as fo llo ws :—• Short tit le , 1. (1 ) Th is Act may be called the Assam Ganja extent an d a n c j B han g Pro hib ition ( Am end ment ) Act, 1961, (2) I t shall have the like extent as the Principal Act. (3) It shal l come into force at once. . oR h^ Ton J 2- In t he long title of the Principal Act, for th e word title of awam ‘an d’ occuring in two place s between the words ‘manu- Act X X I of fac ture’ a nd ‘sale* th e word ‘or’ shall be substituted. 195g. Amendment 3 - In section 3 of the Principa l Act, in clauses of section 3 l / ') . (r), (d), and («' for the w ord ‘and ’ occuring of Assam between the words ‘gan ja ’ an d ‘bhan g’, the word ‘or’ Act X X I of s hal! be subs tituted . 1959. Amendment 4 - I n sub-sect ion (1) o f section 11 of th e Principa l of section 11 Act , for th e words and pu nc tua tio n (,) ‘Any Officer of Assam of the Departm ents of Excise and Police not below the o f ran k of Inspec tor ’, the u prds and the punctua tion (,) ‘Any Officer of the Departm ent of Excise not below the ran k of Assistant Inspec tor o f Excise, any officer of th e Dep ar tm en t of Police not below the ra nk of S ub- Inspec tor of Police’, shall be subs tituted.