The Assam Ganja and Bhang Prohibition (Amendment) Act, 1973

»A ASSAM AC T IV OF 1974 (Rece ived the assent of the Gover nor on the 23rd Ja nuai y, 1974) THE ASSAM GANJA AND BHANG PROHIBITION (AMEND­ MENT) ACT, 1973 [P ub lis he d in the Assam Gazett e, Ex tra ordin ary , dated the 11th February 1964 ] An Ac t *o am en d th e A ss am Ganja an d Bh an g Pro hib it io n Ac t, 1958 Pream ble. Sho rt title, ex ten t and com mence­ ment. Whereas it is exp edient to amend fu rth er the Assam Ganja an d B hang P roh ibi tion Act, 1958 (Assam Act XXI of 1959), he re inaf ter called the Princi pal Act, in the ma nner he reinaf ter appea r­ ing; It is hereb y enacted in the Tw enty- fourt h year of th e Republic of India as follows :— 1. (1) This Act may be called the Assam G anja and Bhang Pro hib itio n (Amendment) Act, 1973. (2) It sha ll have like ex ten t as the Prin cipal Act. (3) It sha ll come into force on the Fi rs t day of Apri l, 1973. 2. The follow ing sha ll be subst itu ted for sub - Ameudment section (2) of sect ion 2 of the principal Act, of section n a n n p ]v .__ 2 o f Assam ' ' Hr'qX X I o f 2.(2) "S tate Pro hib itio n Coun cil’’ mea ns the body of a non-official res idents of the Sta te as may be con stituted by the Sta te Gover n­ me nt by noti fica tion in the official Gazette. Insert a n ew sub-sec tion af ter sub-section (2) of S ection 2. (2)(i) ' Pr ohibit ion Officer’’ mea ns a person appo inted under Sections 18 (3) of the Act. 2 ofsecdon'l's 3. The following s hal l be sub sti tut ed for sec- of Assam Act tion 18 of th e Pr inc ipa l Act, nam ely :— XX I of 1959 18(1) The Sta te Government may, by notifi­ cation in the official Gaze tte, constitute for the Sta te and for such period as it may deem fit a Sta te Pro hib ition Council consisting of two or more non­ offic ial res idents of th e Sta te as m ay be prescr ibed by the Sta te Governm ent. The Sta te Government may, by like noti fica tion , dissolve or reconstit ute any such Council. 18(2) The Sta te Pro hib itio n Counci l may, by not ificatio n in the offic ial Gazette, con stit ute fo r any dist ric t or pa rt there­ of and for such period as it may deem fit, "Pr ohibi tion Com mittees” consis ting of two or more non-off icia l res idents of the dist rict . The Sta te Prohib itio n Council may, by like noti ficat ion, dis­ solve or rec onstit ute any such Com mit­ tee. (3) For the purp oses of sections 11 and 12 of the Act, the Sta te Government may, by not ificatio n in the official Gaze tte, appoint any member of a Proh ibi­ tion Committee by vi rtu e of office or otherw ise to be a Pro hib itio n officer and th e relation of officers so appointed to the Sta te Pro hib itio n Council shall be such as m ay be prescribed. (4) T he dut ies to be per formed by the Sta te Pro hib itio n Council and the P roh ibi tion Committees and the relation betw een the Counci l and the Committees and the relation of such Committees to the Council sha ll be such as may be prescribed. ofiec?ion23 I n s u b-section (2) (a) of section 23 of of Assam Act,Pr in c ipal Act, for the word "Commissio ner” , XX I of 1959'words , "S tate Pro hib itio n Coun cil” shal l sub stituted . the the be AGP. (Cau.) LA. 349/74-1500—24-3-74 Price—0 ’5 paise k