Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985
4. Central Government to take measures
for preventing and combating abuse of and illicit traffic in narcotic drugs,
etc.
(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Central
Government shall take all such measures as it deems necessary or expedient for
the purpose of preventing and combating abuse of narcotic drugs and
psychotropic substances and the illicit traffic therein.
(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the
provisions of sub-section (1), the measures which the Central Government may
take under that sub-section include measures with respect to all or any of the
following matter, namely:-
(a) coordination of actions by various
officers, State Governments and other authorities-
(i) under this Act, or
(ii) under any other law for the time being in
force in connection with the enforcement of the provisions of this Act;
(b) obligations under the International
Conventions;
(c) assistance to the concerned authorities in
foreign countries and concerned international organizations with a view to
facilitating coordination and universal action for prevention and suppression
of illicit traffic in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances;
(d) identification, treatment, education,
after care, rehabilitation and social re-integration of addicts;
(e) such other matters as the Central
Government deems necessary or expedient for the purpose of securing the
effective implementation of the provisions of this Act and preventing and
combating the abuse of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances and illicit
traffic therein.
(3) The Central Government may, if it considers it necessary or
expedient so to do for the purposes of this Act, by order, published in the
Official Gazette, constitute an authority or a hierarchy of authorities by such
name or names as may be specified in the order for the purpose of exercising
such of the powers and functions of the Central Government under this Act and
for taking measures with respect to such of the matters referred to in
sub-section (2) as may be mentioned in the order, and subject to the
supervision and control of the Central Government and the provisions of such
order, such authority or authorities may exercise the powers and take the
measures so mentioned in the order as if such authority or authorities had been
empowered by this Act to exercise those powers and take such measures.