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Date: 31-Jul-2023 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

In exercise of the power conferred by section 5 of the Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators (Forfeiture of property) Act, 1976 (13 of 1976) read with sub section (1) of section 68D and section 68G of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act,1985 (61 of 1985)

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • This notification issued by the Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, allocates jurisdiction among Competent Authorities and Administrators for the purpose of the Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators (Forfeiture of Property) Act, 1976 and the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.
  • It supersedes the earlier notification No. 01 G.S.R, 85 ( E), dated the 13th February, 2008, with the exception of actions taken or omitted before this supersession.

Key Changes

  • The notification defines the jurisdiction of Competent Authorities and Administrators based on geographical areas (states and union territories).
  • Jurisdiction is determined based on the address or residence of the person detained, the person against whom a detention order has been issued, or the person charged under the relevant Acts.
  • If there are multiple addresses, the jurisdiction lies with the Competent Authority & Administrator where the sponsoring or investigation agency is located.
  • For individuals without an address or residence in India, jurisdiction is determined by where the person is detained or charged.
  • For individuals convicted outside India for drug-related offenses punishable by five years or more imprisonment under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, jurisdiction lies where the illegally acquired property is located or as authorized by the Central Government.

Impact Analysis

Stakeholders

  • Government (Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue): The notification ensures clarity and efficiency in the administration of the Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators (Forfeiture of Property) Act, 1976 and the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.

Suggested Action Items

  • The Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue should disseminate this notification to all relevant stakeholders.

Key Entities Referenced

Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators (Forfeiture of Property) Act, 1976: An Act providing for the forfeiture of illegally acquired properties of smugglers and foreign exchange manipulators. Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985: An Act to consolidate and amend the laws relating to narcotic drugs, to make stringent provisions for the control and regulation of operations relating to narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue: The government body responsible for issuing the notification and overseeing the administration of the relevant Acts. Competent Authority & Administrators: The authorities designated to administer and enforce the provisions of the Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators (Forfeiture of Property) Act, 1976 and the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 within their respective jurisdictions. Notification number 01 G.S.R, 85 ( E), dated the 13th February, 2008: The previously issued notification that is now superseded by this new notification.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 xxxGIDHxxx सी.जी.-डी.एलxx.x-GअID.-E3x1x0x 72023-247728 CG-DL-E-31072023-247728 असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 448] नई दिल्ली, सोमिार, िलु ाई 31, 2023/श्रािण 9, 1945 No. 448] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JULY 31, 2023/SHRAVANA 9, 1945 जित्त मत्रं ालय (रािस्ट्ि जिभाग) (सक्षम प्राजधकारी सेल) अजधसचू ना नई दिल्ली, 31 िुलाई, 2023 स.ं 2023 की 03 सा.का.जन. 570(अ).—केन्द्र सरकार, स्ट्िापक ओषजध और मन:प्रभािी पिार्थ अजधजनयम, 1985 (1985 का 61) की धारा 68घ की उप-धारा (1) और धारा 68छ के सार् पठित तस्ट्कर और जिििे ी मुरा छलसाधक (सम्पजत्त समपहरण) अजधजनयम, 1976 (1976 का संखयांक 13) की धारा 5 द्वारा प्रित्त िजि का प्रयोग करते हुए और जित्त मंत्रालय, रािस्ट्ि जिभाग की दिनांक 13 फरिरी, 2008 की अजधसूचना संखया 01 सा.का.जन, 85, िो भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3, उपखंड (i) में प्रकाजित हुई र्ी, का अजधक्रमण करते हुए, ऐसे अजधक्रमण से पूिथ दकए गए या लोप दकए िाने िाले कायों के अलािा, उपयुथि िो अजधजनयमों के प्रयोिन के जलए सक्षम प्राजधकारी और प्रिासकों को जनम्नजलजखत अजधकाठरता आिंठित करती ह:ै- क्रम स.ं सक्षम प्राजधकारी एि ंप्रिासक का अजधकाठरता नाम 1. सक्षम प्राजधकारी एिं प्रिासक, अरुणाचल प्रिेि, असम, मजणपुर, जमिोरम, मेघालय, नागालण्ै ड, कोलकाता ओजडिा, जसदिम, जत्रपुरा, पजिम बंगाल, जबहार, झारखंड राज्य तर्ा 4921 GI/2023 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] अंडमान और जनकोबार द्वीप समूह संघ राज्य क्षत्रे 2. सक्षम प्राजधकारी एिं प्रिासक, आंध्र प्रििे , कनाथिक, केरल, तजमलनाडु, तेलगं ाना राज्य तर्ा पुद्िचु ेरी चेन्नई और लक्षद्वीप संघ राज्य क्षत्रे 3. सक्षम प्राजधकारी एिं प्रिासक, हठरयाणा, जहमाचल प्रिेि, पिं ाब, रािस्ट्र्ान, उत्तर प्रिेि, उत्तराखंड दिल्ली राज्य तर्ा चंडीगढ़, दिल्ली, िम्मू और कश्मीर और लद्दाख संघ राज्यक्षेत्र 4. सक्षम प्राजधकारी एिं प्रिासक, गुिरात, गोिा, महाराष्ट्र, मध्य प्रििे , छत्तीसगढ़ राज्य तर्ा िािरा और मुंबई नगर हिेली और िमन और िीि संघ राज्य क्षत्रे ठिप्पण : सक्षम प्राजधकारी एि ं प्रिासकों की अजधकाठरता का क्षेत्र जनरुद्ध दकए गए व्यजि या उस व्यजि जिसके जखलाफ जनरुद्ध दकए िाने का आिेि िारी दकया गया ह ै या उस व्यजि जिस पर संबंजधत अजधजनयमों के तहत आरोप लगाया गया ह,ै के पत े या जनिास स्ट्र्ान के आधार पर होगा। यदि एक से अजधक पते या जनिास स्ट्र्ान हैं, तो उस सक्षम प्राजधकारी एि ं प्रिासक की अजधकाठरता होगी जिसकी अजधकाठरता म ें प्रायोिक या िांच एिेंसी जस्ट्र्त ह।ै ऐसे व्यजियों के मामले में जिनका भारत म ें कोई पता या जनिास स्ट्र्ान नहीं है, तो उस सक्षम प्राजधकारी एि ं प्रिासक की अजधकाठरता होगी जिसकी अजधकाठरता के क्षेत्र में उस व्यजि को जनरुद्ध दकया गया ह ै या उस पर आरोप लगाया गया है। स्ट्िापक ओषजध और मन:प्रभािी पिार्थ अजधजनयम, 1985 के तहत पांच साल या उससे अजधक की अिजध के कारािास के सार् िंडनीय अपराध के समान अपराध के जलए भारत के बाहर आपराजधक अजधकाठरता के सक्षम न्द्यायालय द्वारा िोषी िहराए गए व्यजि के संबधं में, उस सक्षम प्राजधकारी एि ं प्रिासक की अजधकाठरता होगी जिसकी अजधकाठरता के क्षेत्र में अिैध रूप से अर्िथत सम्पजत्त अिजस्ट्र्त ह ै या जिस सक्षम प्राजधकारी एि ं प्रिासक को केंर सरकार द्वारा एक आििे द्वारा अजधकृत दकया गया ह।ै [फा. स.ं ए-50050/76/2023-सीए सेल] मनोि कुमार ससंह, जनिेिक (मुखयालय) MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) (COMPETENT AUTHORITY CELL) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 31st July, 2023 No. 03 of 2023 G.S.R. 570(E).—In exercise of the power conferred by section 5 of the Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators (Forfeiture of property) Act, 1976 (13 of 1976) read with sub-section (1) of section 68D and section 68G of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act,1985 (61 of 1985) and in supersession of the notification number 01 G.S.R, 85 ( E), dated the 13th February, 2008, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, published in Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Government is pleased to allocate the following areas of jurisdiction among the Competent Authority & Administrators for the purpose of the said two Acts:- Sl. Name of the Competent Authority Jurisdiction No. & Administrator 1. Competent Authority & States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Mizoram, Administrator, Kolkata Meghalaya, Nagaland, Odisha, Sikkim, Tripura, West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand and Union Territory of Andaman & Nicobar Islands[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 2. Competent Authority & States of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Administrator, Chennai Telangana and Union Territories of Puducherry and Lakshadweep 3. Competent Authority & States of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Administrator, Delhi Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Union Territories of Chandigarh, Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh 4. Competent Authority & States of Gujarat, Goa, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh Administrator, Mumbai and Union Territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Note : The area of jurisdiction of the Competent Authority & Administrators shall be on the basis of the address or residence of the detenue of the person against whom detention order has been issued or the person who has been charged under the relevant Acts. If there is more than one address or place of residence, the Competent Authority & Administrator in whose jurisdiction the sponsoring or investigation agency is located, shall have the jurisdiction. In case of persons who do not have any address or place of residence in India, the Competent Authority & Administrator in whose area of jurisdiction the person is detained or charged, shall have the jurisdiction. In respect of a person convicted by a competent court of criminal jurisdiction outside India for an offence similar to an offence punishable under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 with imprisonment for a term of five years or more, the Competent Authority & Administrator who shall have jurisdiction shall be the competent authority in whose area of jurisdiction the illegally acquired property is located or the Competent Authority & Administrator, who has been authorized by the Central Government by an order. [F. No. A-50050/76/2023-CA Cell] MANOJ KUMAR SINGH, Director (Hq.) Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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