Chapter I PRELIMINARY

(1) This Act may be called The Mizoram Drug (Controlled Substances) Act, 2016 (2) It extends to the whole of Mizoram. (3) It shall come into force on the date of publication in the Official Gazette.

In the Act, unless the context otherwise requires - (i) “Act” means the The Mizoram Drug (Controlled Substances) Act, 2016 (ii) “addict” means a person who has dependence in any drug having abuse potential and consumes the said drug; (iii) “controlled substances” means any substance declared as such by the Government by notification, published in the Official Gazette; (iv) “conveyance” means a conveyance of any description whatsoever and includes any aircraft, vehicle (two-or- three wheeled) or vessel; (v) “Government” means the Government of Mizoram; (vi) “illicit traffic” in relation to controlled substances means production, possession, sale, purchase, transportation, warehousing, concealment, use or consumption, import or export inter-State of controlled substances without valid license, permit or prescription; (vii) “licensed dealers” means the traders who have the drug license or the trade license to sell the controlled substances or the holders of trade license to sell the substances mentioned; (viii) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules under this Act; (ix) “rule” means the rules framed under this Act.