Dangerous Drugs Act
ZambiaAct of Parliament
This Act has been repealed.It was replaced by Controlled Substances Act. Read this one for the law as it stood, not as it is now.
The Dangerous Drugs Act is an Act of the Parliament of Zambia. It contains 45 sections. Read its sections below, or ask Levy any question about the Dangerous Drugs Act and get an answer grounded in the Act with citations.
Sections of the Dangerous Drugs Act
- S. 1This Act may be cited as the Dangerous Drugs Act. Short title
- S. 2I nterpretation
- S. 3D rugs to which Part II applies
- S. 4R estriction of importation of drugs to which Part II applies
- S. 5R estriction of exportation of drugs to which Part II applies
- S. 6The Minister may by regulations- Power to control
- S. 7P enalisation of permitting premises to be used for smoking cannabis, etc.
- S. 8P enalisation of intentional cultivation of cannabis plant
- S. 9It shall not be lawful for a person to import into, or to export from, Zambia, any Prohibition of
- S. 10P enalisation of manufacture, sale, use, etc., of prepared opium
- S. 11M eaning of "prepared opium"
- S. 12It shall not, except under a licence granted by the Minister, be lawful for a Restriction of
- S. 13(1) For the purpose of preventing the improper use of the substances for the Power to control
- S. 14If- Power of Minister to
- S. 15A person- Miscellaneous
- S. 16A ppointment of inspectors
- S. 17P owers of entry and inspection
- S. 18P ower of arrest
- S. 19P enalties and forfeiture
- S. 20A ttempts, etc., to commit offences
- S. 21Where a person convicted of an offence against this Act is a company, the Offences by
- S. 22L icences and authorities
- S. 23M arkings of packets and bottles
- S. 24A person generally authorised, licensed, or authorised as a member of a Production of order in
- S. 25K eeping of register
- S. 26D efinition of "drug"
- S. 27D efinition of "possession"
- S. 28S upply otherwise than on prescription
- S. 29W ithdrawal of authority
- S. 30C onsignment between places outside Zambia
- S. 31R evocation or amendment of licence or group authority
- S. 32R equirements as to registers
- S. 33P reservation of documents
- S. 34E xemption of police officers and carriers
- S. 35E xemption of certain classes of agents
- S. 36R equirements in respect of cessation of practice, etc.
- S. 37C onstruction of licence or authority
- S. 38M ovement licence
- S. 39F orm of application for licence
- S. 40Section 40
- S. IPRELIMINARYPART I PRELIMINARY
- S. IISection II
- S. IIIPREPARED OPIUMPART III PREPARED OPIUM
- S. IVOTHER DRUGS AND INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS OF SYTHESIS THEREOFPART IV OTHER DRUGS AND INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS OF SYTHESIS THEREOF
- S. VGENERALPART V GENERAL