THE ASSAM OPIUM (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1933

l <'F 1933) t\ct I 1878. t\cl I 1878. ASSAl\1 .\Cr ! OF 1933 THE \SS \1\1 OPlt: !\I \~JE~Dl\1E~ l') \Cf 1 * <llltlllo "l'.ltit Of'"' !ct,/8iU \VlwlC.h it is c..xpcdtCI • to amr1ul tlac Opntlll of :\r.ls lu7U, in its applic. ti ll o A~ am Jot l 1 J\' purpo e, hereinafter appt".uing . I t i~ herd>> cnactt· a 1 . T bis Act 111•~} II the . \ "Ill Opium ~hur t ulle (Amcudmt"ul' \ct, I!J~3. or 2. In sc<·tiou !) ,f tlu .d.ter .dcncd <t:. Ll•e 1wn• , (ii) I HI I y e:.-..,\C'Il<} hl Olh' \' .l C \\j \\hiclt lllolV c.:xtcnllo u1 1 til u~a HI ru ''-'"· <•t willt hoth' It: h· II I h'ititutnl the \\Ore! kh mav , xtt!ud to t we• } car:., 01 with tine or with both' Hid (iii) for the \\0 ds ''l>ix ,.e. ,·• · II I e 3. J\l'tcr CtiJn 9 of tlt lu>t:rtiuu of ing new section :;h lll I c 1 ' rl<'w ~.-,tiuua 9 A \\I I . II' 9.\, 911. 9C. a. H• 'er .avmg b" COIH c " c.: n· 91>. •m, and cc punbhahlc unrlct· se uon 9 i ag.uu l.'uilt) ,.J au 'IF. offence under that :-;~cuon sl1 ll b1! subject for c·vet v t!.nhnnced such t.HhSl:·(' c>~l ull~nce to i.nnruonolcllt whit h may puni)hmc!lt ,. ilflcr prevJ· extend to lour yt·ars Ct' to un_. uua convic lion. 9.13. (1) Wlu ne cr .my 1 ·r• lll tli wnviclt'U ol an Security for ollenr~ puni,ltahk under !cctiQn 9 nne! the Court _abstaining . convictiug him tB ol opin o 1 tt..u il is \Lt:'-'c~:;ary to 1 ' 0 ! 11 cu1r.nml$• ' J p b d {i b · • JJOn 0 CCI"" requ1l'C sue 1 • rsun to cx.:cntc n 011 or a st·untng tain offencca. from commis~iou or suc.h c.Ucnce, the Court may, at the time of pl~~ing t;ntcuce on ... uch pc1son, tJI'dcr him to execute n J,ond for s n proportionate to h b mcan.s, with or '· ithout surcucs !<.or abstaining from the comruhsion of ,uch o!Teuccs during such period, not cxcccdmg thrc~' years, a· it 1hinkll fit to fix • For ~tatcmenls of oh"- L, n'ld Rca 011 • stt .ISJmll Ga:::;clf• 1932 1 J'art \·, pAge 59, fo; Repo uf Sl:lc< t Committee su lt.<t1'111l C~t~. ltl32. l'll't , I' ,'S 73 -7u, for I'rocadiug~ in <.:ounc.il. sa .lum Gt:~dle 1932, Part n tlagca 808-82$-836, U22• m iJss11111 Ga;.fllt ~93~, Put VI, page U1, - 72 l'uni,h- t• cut for allowiul!' prcmi~, to be u~d for the com­ mission of an offence. Impurl, c."tP n r 1, Lran~port, manufac­ turc. sale or pos..-;es­ sion by on pcf'.on one account of auothcr. AssAM 0Ptuu (AMMLNnMENT} Ac-r 2. The bond shall be.. u tht: form contained in Act V of th~ ~chedulc and the provisJOll'> of t be Code of Cri- 1898• mma1 Procedure, 1898, shall, io so far as they are applicable, apply to all matlers connected with ~uch lx>nd a.ncl the non-1!xtculiolt tht~rcof as if it were a L>ond to keep 1hc peace orcleccll to be executed under Act v or M!Ction 106 of that Code. 189U (3} H the conviction i'l l.Cl astd• on appeal ot· otherwise, the L>ond Ml cxecutcd ~hall become void. \4 J An order under th il> scctiou may also be made by an ApFellatc Court, or bv the High Court when t'xereising its powers of revi.,ion. 9C. \Vhoevcr, hc1ng the uwner or Ot;cupic•· or having the usc of any hou~c, room, enclosure, space vessel, vehicle or place, .knowingly pennits iL to be usecl for the commi,sion hy any other person of an offrnce punishable under section CJ sh til be liable to the punishment p roviclt:d in that sectton 9D. ( I) \\'hen au> optum ha<> lJC(;o importr-d rxported, tr.msported or S<lld or i1 poss~d by any person oo account of any oth r person, and 1.uch other person knows or has rca"'ons to believe that such import, ex'}lort, transport or sale wa s, or that such pos,easion is oo his arcount, that opium shall, for tlte pu•pose of this Act, be deemed to have been imported, exported, transp•·rted or st ld b\, or to be in posses­ sion of such other person. (2) Nothing in sub-se , ion 1) sh.Lll .. bsolvc auy person who imports. xpools, t au~port, :;ells or has possc\Sion opium on account ol a notbr.r JWr~on from liability to a.ny 1 untshmcnt under this Acl for unlawful import, export, transports, $ale or po~~~sion of opium. - Abclm'!llll 9E. Whoever attempt to commit an offence and in such attempt does any act towards the commission of the offence punishable under section 9 or section 9C shall be liable to punishment provided for the offence. Amend­ ment or sec;.. lion 14 of Act I or 1870. 9F. Whocvel' abets an offence punishable uodet this Act shall, whether ~uch offence be or be not com­ mitted in consequence of such abetment, and notwith­ standing anything contained in section 116 of the Indian Penal Code, be punished with the punishment provided for the off~nce. 4. In section 14 of the principal Act,- (i) for the word-; "bclwt.x-n sunri:.e anti sunset '1 there shall be :substituted the worc.l "whe- ther by day or b)· night.u, and 1\ct XLV of 1868. - - - - - - - - - Eastern Betlfjal aoJ Ass.m ,\n 1910. Act II of 193U. Kastern Benp1 and Assam Act I 1910. Act II of 1930. Asa.us OPIUM ,AMMZNJJ3.tENT Aar (i1) in clause (c) after the wonl ''opium" where it occurs for the second tune the following word<; shall be added, namely:- "and any document or oth~r article wl1ich he ha~ rea:.on to believe may furnish evi­ dence of the comn:ission or an offence punishable under thio: Act or under the Eastern Bengal and .\ssam Exci!>e Act, 1910 or under the D:~.ngcrous Drug:) .\cl, 1930''. 5. In ~ocction 15 of the principal Ae1-- .'\mendment of -ection 15 (1) aft a the word "up tum" at the end of clau~e of Act I < f (a) there shaU be added the following !887. words, namely :- ·'and any doc umcnl or other article which he ha-; reason to believe may fm nbh evidence of the rommission an oifenc~ punishable under this \ct. or under the Ea.;tcrn Ben~al and A'sam Exci~r. Act, 19l0, or under the Dangerous Dtu~s Act, 1930;" and (ii) in cl ·, ~c (d) for the \,·orJs ' 'if such per~on has upnun in hi:. po:)Session" the words ''if the search confia ms :mda b I it.:f'' ~hall be , ubstituted. 6. Aftea 'cclttiU 20 ul the priudpk At:t the follow- 1n~erliun ol ing new secti ll1 shall be in 'Jetted, n<.uur.ly :·- new stctioo. "20.\. (I) fhe [State C.nvcrnmcnt]:l. tn. y imcst any oflic-er nr the Exdse J)ep LrlffiCIIt, not helow the rank of Sub- [ nspcctm· or any cla~:. ol stll h olliccr. with the powt:t.., uf an oiJi.ccr in ch \rge uf n poli;:e :.tation for the iwcnig.ttion of ollcnces under this Act. - (2) Any confcs~ion m.adc to or whiht in the custo- dy of any ofhcl:r inwstcd 1111d ·r .,uh-sertion ( 1) with the power of an oHlcer in-char~ of n police station shall be decmecl to be a ccnf~~ion made to on whilst in the custody of polir e o11iccr". 7. At the cm.l of llw pa incipal Act. t.hc following schedule shall be in..crtcd, namely:- 1 ~uiJo titull ,1 h> tl•·· ,\ . 0. l'l:iO for l'ro\"inoal Oo,ernrncnt whiCh wa> lOUb\htuteil h} the ,\. 0 . 1!137 for L.O". l'owcr to in\"el-t E."­ d:;e officer v.ith po­ wcra of an 0 m c e r m·c h arge or a pulice ~tation. [Asv.u Act SCHEDULE DONO TO AR:>TAtN FRO\! nrE l"..OM\UISION OP OFFENCBS UNDER THE AssAM OPIUM (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1932 (Sc., Section 98) WHEREAS I (nante ), inhabit< nt of (place) have be<.n called upon to enter into a bond to abstain from the commi~~ion of ao offe .. c;: under :.ec­ tion !J of the Indian Opium Act, l878, for the tum of I hereby bind myself not to commit any such offence during the said term and, in case of my making ckf.'lult thcreh, I hereby bind myself to forfeit to [Government] ! the sum of rupees day of 19 (Signature)." (Wl.cre a bond with secunttcs h to be executed, add-) We do hereby dt:dare our,clves sureties for the abovcnarned that he will ab,tai n from the coi'T'mi,siort of an offence u dcr scctio,n 9 of the Ind ian Opium Act, 187 8, durin!{ the ~td term; and , in caae of hi11 making dt-fault, therein, we bind ourseh es, jointly and severally. to f lrfcit to roove ·nment] l. the sum of rupees Dat1d tilis da;• 19 (SignaltJTI)" 1 Sub1itutcd by tbe A. 0. 19!!0 for 'Hit Ml\iaty the kios. E mpcror of lndaa•. scan0001 scan0002 scan0003 scan0004