Section 3State of West Bengal Act

Section 3: Interpretation clause

Interpretation clause. -

In this Act, unless there be something repugnant in the subject or context-'Opium' means-

(i)

the capsules of the poppy (papaver somniferum, L), whether in their original form or cut, rushed or powdered, and whether or not juice has been extracted therefrom;

(ii)

the spontaneously coagulated juice of such capsules which has not been submitted to any manipulations other than those necessary for packing and transport; and

(iii)

any mixture with or without natural materials, of any of the above forms of opium ;

but does not include any preparation containing not more than 0.2 per cent of morphine, or a manufactured drug as defined in Section 2 of the Dangerous Drugs Act, 1930;'Magistrate' means, in the presidency-towns, a Presidency Magistrate, and elsewhere, a Magistrate of the first class or when specially empowered by the Government to try cases under this Act, a Magistrate of the second class;'Customs frontiers' means any of the customs frontiers of India as defined by the Central Government under Section 3-A of the Sea Customs Act, 1878;'import' and 'export' means respectively to bring into, or take out of, a State otherwise than across any customs frontiers;'transport' means to remove from one place to another within the same State:'sale' does not include sale for export across customs frontiers, and 'sell' shall be construed accordingly.

Sec 2 — Repeal and amendment of enactment

Sec 4 — Prohibition of poppy cultivation and possession, etc., of opium

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