The Assam Ganja and Bhang Prohibition (Amendment) Act, 1973
ASSAM ACT IV OF 1974

(Received the assent of the Governor on the 23rd Ja nuaiy, 1974)

THE ASSAM GANJA AND BHANG PROHIBITION **(AMEND­**

MENT) ACT, 1973

[Pub lished in the Assam Gazette, Extraordin ary , dated the 11th

February 1964 ]

**An**

**Act**

***o am en d th e** **A ss am Ganja and Bh ang Pro hib ition Ac t, 1958**

Preamble. Whereas it is expedient to amend furth er

the Assam Ganja and Bhang Prohibition Act, 1958

(Assam Act XXI of 1959), hereinafter called the

Principal Act, in the manner hereinafter appear­
ing;

It is hereby enacted in the Twenty-fourth

year of the Republic of India as follows :—

Short title, 1. (1) This Act may be called the Assam G anja

exten t and

com mence­ and Bhang Prohibition (Amendment) Act,
ment. 1973.

(2) It shall have like exten t as the Principal

Act.

(3) It shall come into force on the First day of

April, 1973.

2. The following shall be substituted for sub-

**Ameudment** section (2) of section 2 of the principal Act,
of section n a n n p []]v [ .__]

2 of Assam ' '

Hr'qX X I o f 2.(2) "State Prohibition Council’’ means the

body of a non-official residents of the State

as may be constituted by the State Govern­
ment by notification in the official Gazette.

Insert a new sub-section after sub-section

(2) of Section 2.

(2)(i) ' Prohibition Officer’’ means a person

appointed under Sections 18 (3) of the Act.


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ofsecdon'l's 3. The following shall be substituted for sec-

**of Assam Act tion 18 of the Principal Act, nam ely :—**

**XXI of 1959**

18(1) The State Government may, by notifi­

cation in the official Gazette, constitute
for the State and for such period as it
may deem fit a State Prohibition
Council consisting of two or more non­
official residents of the State as m ay be
prescribed by the State Government.
The State Government may, by like

notification, dissolve or reconstitute

any such Council.

18(2) The State Prohibition Council may, by

notification in the official Gazette,

constitute for any district or part there­
of and for such period as it may deem
fit, "Prohibition Committees” consisting
of two or more non-official residents
of the district. The State Prohibition
Council may, by like notification, dis­
solve or reconstitute any such Commit­
tee.

(3) For the purposes of sections 11 and 12

of the Act, the State Government may,

by notification in the official Gazette,

appoint any member of a Prohibi­

tion Committee by virtu e of office or
otherwise to be a Prohibition officer
and th e relation of officers so appointed
to the State Prohibition Council shall
be such as may be prescribed.

(4) The duties to be performed by the State

Pro hibition Council and the Prohibition
Committees and the relation between
the Council and the Committees and

the relation of such Committees to the

Council shall be such as may be
prescribed.

ofiec?ion23 I n s u b-section (2) (a) of section 23 of the

**of Assam Act,P[r]** i[n c] ipal Act, for the word "Commissioner”, the

**XX I of 1959'words, "State** Prohibition Council” shall be

substituted.

AGP. (Cau.) LA. 349/74-1500—24-3-74 Price—0’5 paise

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