The Assam Ganja and Bhang Prohibition (Amendment) Act, 1961
**ASSAM ACT NO. XIII** **OF 1961**

TH E ASSAM GANJA AND BHANG PR OHIB IT IO N

( AMENDMENT ) ACT, 1961

' ( As passed by the Assembly )

**Received the as sent** **of the Governor** **on the 5th May 1961**

[ Published in the Assam Gazette, Extraord inary, dated the 6th May 1961 ]

An

**Act**

**further to am en d th e Assam Ganja and Bhang Pro hib itio i Act, 1958**

**( A ss am Act XXI of 1959 )**

Preamble. whereas it is expendient further to amend the Assam Act

Assam Ganja and Bhang Pro hibition Act, 1958, herein- "^Xl ef

after called the Principal Act, in the manner herein­

after appearing;

It is hereby enacted in the Twelfth Year of the Re­

public of India as follows:—•

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

extent and a n c j B hang Prohibition ( Am endment ) Act, 1961,

(2) I t shall have the like extent as the Principal Act.

(3) It shall come into force at once. .

oR h^ Ton J 2- In the long title of the Principal Act, for the word

title of awam ‘and’ occuring in two places between the words ‘manu-
Act X X I of facture’ a nd ‘sale* the word ‘or’ shall be substituted.

195g.

Amendment 3 - In section 3 of the Principal Act, in clauses

of section 3 l/') . (r), (d), and («' for the w ord ‘and ’ occuring

of Assam between the words ‘gan ja’ and ‘bhang’, the word ‘or’

Act XXI of 1959. s hal! be substituted.

Amendment 4 - I n sub-section (1) o f section 11 of the Principal

of section 11 Act, for the words and punctua tion (,) ‘Any Officer

of Assam of the Departm ents of Excise and Police not below the

o f ran k of Inspector’, the u prds and the punctuation (,)

‘Any Officer of the Departm ent of Excise not below
the ran k of Assistant Inspector o f Excise, any officer of
the Departm ent of Police not below the rank of Sub-
Inspector of Police’, shall be substituted.


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