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Central Govetnment and State Government to have regard to international conventions while making rules.-Wherever under this Act the Central Government or the State Govemment has been emPowered to make rules, the Central Govemment or the State Govemrnent, as the case may be, subiect to other provisions of this Act, may while making the rules have regard to the provisions of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drttgs, 1967, the Protocol of 1972 amending the said Convention and of the Convention on PsychotroPic Substances, 1971 to which Lrdia is a party and to the provisions of any other intemational convention relating to narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances to which lndia may become a party. 71, Power oi Government to establish centres for identificatioru treatment, etc., of addicts and for supply of narcotic drugp and PsychotroPic subetances.- (1) 1[The Govemment may establis[ recognise or approve as many centres as it thinks fit for identificatiory treahnent, managementl. educatiory after-care, rehabilitation, social re.integration of addicts and for supply, subiect to such conditions and in such manner as may be prescribed, by the concemed Govemrnent of any narcotic drugs and psychotroPic substances to the addicts registered with the Govemrnent and to others where such suPply is a medical necessity. (2) The Govemment may make rules consistent with this Act providing for the establishment, appointment, maintenance, management and suPerintendence of, and for supply of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances from, the centres referred to in sub-section (1) and for the apPointment, trainin& Powert duties and persoru employed in such centres.