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lns. bv Act t6 of 2014, se.. 2(a) (w e.f. l-5-2014, oide S'O' 1183(E)' dated 30th APril' 2014) Ins. bi Act 9 of 2001, sec. 3 (w.e'f. 2-10-2001). . -^^. Cf"# ftfi"i t"i",t"."a as clause (viid) by Act g of 2001, sec 3 (w e l 2'1G2001)' Earlier claus€ (viia) was ins€lted by Act 2 of 1989, sec. 3 (w e t 29-5-1989)' Sec.2l The Narcotic Drugs aN Psyhotropic Substancas Act, 1985 5 its Possible us€ in the production or manufacture of narcotic drugs or fsychot oplc substanies or to the Pl9".ts]tl9 of. any International bonvention, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare to be a controlled substance; (viii) "convevance" means a conveyance of any description whalsoever ' and indludes any aircraft, vehicle or vessel; It(viiia) ;Lssentiii-*tioii" drug'; mears a narcotic drug notified by the " Central Govemment* foi medical and scientific usel '?[3[(viiib)f illicit traffrc', in relation to narcotic drugs and PsychotroPic substancet means- (i) c,rttiuu'tittg atty coca plant or gathering any portion of coca plant; (iii cultivatinE th6 opiurir popp/or any iannabis plant; (iiii eneasine"in th6 proiluttion, mairufacture, possession, sale, ' ouicXasE. transportation' warehousing, concealnent, use or tonsumphon, iniport inter-State, export inter-State, imPort into India, elport froin India or transhipment, of narcotic drugs or psvchotropic substances; (iv) ite'alins ii any activities in narcotic drugs or psychohopic substaices other than those refened to in sub-clauses (i) to (iii); or (v) handlinp or lettine out anv premises for the carrying on of any ' ' of the .itiuities re"fened t6 ii'r sub-clauses (i) to (iv);- other than those oermitted under this Act, or any rule or order made, or anv conditioh of any licence, term or iuthorisation issued, thereuhder. and includes- (1) financing directly or indirectly, any of the aforementioned activities; (2) abetting or c.orspr.ing h the furtherance of or in suPPort of dorng any ot the atoremenuoneo acuutres; ano (3) harb6uring persons engaged in any of the aforementioned ' activitiesl- (ix) "Lrtemational Convention" me.urs- ' '(a) the Sinele Convention on Narcotic Drues, 1961 adopted by the ' ' United"Nations Conference at New YorI in March, i96l; ' (b) the protocol, amending the Convention mentioned in sub-clause ' (a),'adopted by the United Nations Confermce at Geneva in March, 1972; (c) the Convention on Psychotropic Substances, l97l adopted by the ' United Natiors Conf6rence it viet rra in February, '1971; and (d) anv other intemational convention, or protixol or other ' initrument amendine an intemational convention, relatinq to narcotic druss or psvihohopic substances which may be ratffied or acceded t:o by haia aftei the commencement of ihis Act; (x) "manufacture", in' relation to narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances, includes- (1) all processes other than production by which such drugs or ' subitances may be obtainrid; (2) refining of sudr drugs or subsLances;