THE ASSAM GANJA AND BHANG PROHIBITION (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1973

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    "title": "THE ASSAM GANJA AND BHANG PROHIBITION (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1973",
    "short_title": "The Assam Ganja and Bhang Prohibition (Amendment) Act, 1973",
    "act_number": "IV",
    "act_year": 1974,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Assam",
    "law_status": "valid",
    "enactment_date": "1974-01-23",
    "description": "The Assam Ganja and Bhang Prohibition (Amendment) Act, 1973",
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        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "An ACT",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "An\nAct\nto amend the Assam Ganja and Bhang Prohibition Act, 1958\nWhereas it is expedient to amend further\nthe Assam Ganja and Bhang Prohibition Act, 1958\n(Assam Act XXI of 1959), hereinafter called the\nPrincipal Act, in the manner hereinafter appear-\ning;\nIt is hereby enacted in the Twenty-fourth\nyear of the Republic of India as follows:-",
            "footnote": "Assam Act XXI of 1959",
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            "sort_order": 0
        },
        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "Section 1. Short title, extent and commencement",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Short title,\nextent and\ncommence-\nment.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 10
        },
        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "Section 1(1)",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "This Act may be called the Assam Ganja\nand Bhang Prohibition (Amendment) Act,\n1973.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 20
        },
        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "Section 1(2)",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "It shall have like extent as the Principal\nAct.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 30
        },
        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "Section 1(3)",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "It shall come into force on the First day of\nApril, 1973.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 40
        },
        {
            "number": "2",
            "title": "Section 2. Amendment of section 2 of Assam Act, XXI of 1959",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "The following shall be substituted for sub-\nsection (2) of section 2 of the principal Act,\nnamely:-",
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        },
        {
            "number": "2",
            "title": "Section 2(2)",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "2.(2) \"State Prohibition Council\" means the\nbody of a non-official residents of the State\nas may be constituted by the State Govern-\nment by notification in the official Gazette.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 60
        },
        {
            "number": "2",
            "title": "Section 2(2)(i)",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Insert a new sub-section after sub-section\n(2) of Section 2.\n(2)(i) \"Prohibition Officer\" means a person\nappointed under Sections 18 (3) of the Act.",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 70
        },
        {
            "number": "3",
            "title": "Section 3. Amendment of section 18 of Assam Act XXI of 1959",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "The following shall be substituted for sec-\ntion 18 of the Principal Act, namely:-",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 80
        },
        {
            "number": "18",
            "title": "Section 18(1)",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "18(1) The State Government may, by notifi-\ncation in the official Gazette, constitute\nfor the State and for such period as it\nmay deem fit a State Prohibition\nCouncil consisting of two or more non-\nofficial residents of the State as may be\nprescribed by the State Government.\nThe State Government may, by like\nnotification, dissolve or reconstitute\nany such Council.",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 90
        },
        {
            "number": "18",
            "title": "Section 18(2)",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "18(2) The State Prohibition Council may, by\nnotification in the official Gazette,\nconstitute for any district or part there-\nof and for such period as it may deem\nfit, \"Prohibition Committees\" consisting\nof two or more non-official residents\nof the district. The State Prohibition\nCouncil may, by like notification, dis-\nsolve or reconstitute any such Commit-\ntee.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 100
        },
        {
            "number": "18",
            "title": "Section 18(3)",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(3) For the purposes of sections 11 and 12\nof the Act, the State Government may,\nby notification in the official Gazette,\nappoint any member of a Prohibi-\ntion Committee by virtue of office or\notherwise to be a Prohibition officer\nand the relation of officers so appointed\nto the State Prohibition Council shal)\nbe such as may be prescribed.",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 110
        },
        {
            "number": "18",
            "title": "Section 18(4)",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(4) The duties to be performed by the State\nProhibition Council and the Prohibition\nCommittees and the relation between\nthe Council and the Committees and\nthe relation of such Committees to the\nCouncil shall be such as may be\nprescribed.",
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            "sort_order": 120
        },
        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "Section 4. Amendment of section 23 of Assam Act, XXI of 1959",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "In sub-section (2) (a) of section 23 of the\r\nPrincipal Act, for the word \"Commissioner\", the\r\nwords, \"State Prohibition Council\" shall be\r\nsubstituted.",
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            "sort_order": 130
        }
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    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "197404",
        "Act Number": "IV",
        "Enactment Date": "1974-01-23",
        "Act Year": "1974",
        "Short Title": "The Assam Ganja and Bhang Prohibition (Amendment) Act, 1973",
        "Department": "Legislative Department",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Assam"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:52:15"
}