THE OPIUM (PUNJAB AMENDMENT) ACT, 1925

(Punjab Act III of 1925)

C O N T E N T S

Sections

         1.         Short title, extent and commencement.

         2.         Amendment of section 9 of the Opium Act, 1878.

 

[1]THE OPIUM (PUNJAB AMENDMENT) ACT, 1925

(Punjab Act III of 1925)

[4 May 1925]

An Act to amend the Opium Act, 1878, in its application to the Punjab

Preamble.— WHEREAS it is expedient to amend the Opium Act, 1878, in its application to the Punjab in the manner hereinafter appearing, and whereas the previous sanction of the Governor-General under sub-section (3) of section 80-A of the Government of India Act has been obtained, it is hereby enacted as follows:-

1.   Short title, extent and commencement.— (1) This Act may be called the Opium (Punjab Amendment) Act, 1925.

      (2)  It extends to the Punjab.

      (3)  It shall come into force on such date as the [2][Provincial Government] may by notification appoint in this behalf.

2.   Amendment of section 9 of the Opium Act, 1878— In section 9 of the Opium Act, 1878, for the words “one year” the words “two years” and for the words “one thousand” the words “two thousand” shall be deemed to be substituted, and the words after the word “both” shall be deemed to be omitted.

 


[1]Received the assent of the Governor on the 19th March, 1925; that of the Viceroy and Governor-General on the 21st April, 1925; and, was first published in the Gazette of the 4th May, 1925.

[2]Substituted by the Government of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws) Order, 1937 as amended by the Government of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws) Supplementary Order, 1937, for “Local Government”.