Maharashtra Opium Smoking Act.

The Maharashtra Opium Smoking Act.

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Act ID:	193620
Act Number:	20
Enactment Date:	1936-12-07
Act Year:	1936
Short Title:	The Maharashtra Opium Smoking Act.
Ministry:	Ministry of Govt of Maharashtra
Department:	Home Department
Type:	STATE
Location:	Maharashtra


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CHAPTER I

PRELIMINARY

CHAPTER IA

ESTABLISHMENT

CHAPTER II

PROHIBITIONS

CHAPTER III

OFFENCES AND PENALTIES

CHAPTER IV

PROCEDURE

CHAPTER V

MISCELLANEOUS


Section 1. Short title and extent.
Section 2. Definitions.
Section 2A. Commissioner and his powers.
Section 2B. Powers of Collector.
Section 2C. Control of Commissioner over Officers empowered under Act.
Section 3. Prohibition of opium smoking, etc.
Section 4. Opium smoking assembly.
Section 5. Member of opium smoking assembly.
Section 6. Presumption raised by presence of opium and any instrument of smoking.
Section 6A. Penalty for smoking opium and for possessing instrument of smoking, etc.
Section 7. Penalty for being member of opium smoking assembly.
Section 8. Penalty for opening, keeping or having charge of place of assembly.
Section 9. Penalty when owner, occupier etc., fails to give notice of use of place for such assembly.
Section 9A. Penalty for attempt or abetment.
Section 10. Penalty for subsequent offences.
Section 11. Security for abstaining from offences.
Section 12. Power to issue warrants.
Section 13. Power of entry, search and arrest by certain officer.
Section 13A. Power of seizure and arrest in open places.
Section 13B. Arrest of offenders and seizure of contraband articles.
Section 14. Arrest of persons obstructing officers in execution of duties under the Act.
Section 15. (Deleted)
Section 16. Disposal of persons arrested and of articles seized.
Section 17. Refusal to give name and residence.
Section 18. Certain officers empowered to investigate offences under Act.
Section 19. Certain offences under Act to be non-bailable and others to be bailable.
Section 20. Articles seized during investigation.
Section 21. Officers and persons required to assist in detection of offences under the Act.
Section 22. Penalty for neglecting to assist officers acting under the Act.
Section 23. Penalty for vexatious search or arrest.
Section 24. Jurisdiction.
Section 25. Cognizance of offences.
Section 25A. Procedure to be followed by Magistrates.
Section 25B. Tender of pardon to accused person turning approver.
Section 25C. Investigation, arrests, searches, etc., how to be made.
Section 25D. Provisions of Criminal Procedure Code with respect to cognizable offences to apply to offences under Act.
Section 26. Things liable to confiscation.
Section 27. Procedure in making confiscation.
Section 27A. Payment of rewards from fine.
Section 28. Delegation of powers.
Section 29. Power to make rules.
Section 30. Protection of persons acting in good faith and limitation of suits or prosecutions.
Section 31. Sanction of prosecution of persons acting under Act.
Section 32. Officers and persons acting under Act to be public servants.
Section 33. Repeals and savings.


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