Regulation 4 - Prohibition of manufacture, trade and commerce, possession and consumption of controlled substance in `Schedule-A' - Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Regulation of Controlled Substances) Order, 2013

4. Prohibition of manufacture, trade and commerce, possession and consumption of controlled substance in `Schedule-A'.- (1) No person shall manufacture, distribute, sell, purchase, possess, store, or consume any controlled substance included in Schedule-A without a unique registration number in Form-A issued by the Zonal Director of Narcotics Control Bureau: Provided that the requirement of registration under this clause shall be complied within a period of 180 days of the coming into force of this Order: Provided further that the Government or autonomous institutions, Schools or Colleges or Universities recognised by the Government, registered Scientific Societies and Hospitals using any controlled substance in Schedule-A for educational, scientific and analytical purposes are exempted from the registration. (2) Every application for registration under sub-clause (1) shall be made in Form-B to the Zonal Director of Narcotics Control Bureau having jurisdiction over the area. (3) The Zonal Director of Narcotics Control Bureau shall issue a unique registration number in Form-A or deny the registration within thirty working days from the date of receipt of an application in Form-B. (4) In case the registration number is not issued within the stipulated time period or denied, the Zonal Director of Narcotics Control Bureau or any other officer authorised by him in this regard shall inform the applicant the reasons thereof. (5) Every person who has been registered under sub-clause (1) shall maintain daily accounts in Form-C or Form-D, as the case may be and the records of the daily accounts shall be preserved for a minimum period of five years from the date of last entry. (6) Every person who has been registered under sub-clause (1) shall file quarterly return in Form-E or Form-F, as the case may be, to the concerned Zonal Director of the Narcotics Control Bureau having jurisdiction over the area. (7) The return of every quarter shall be filed before the last day of the month following that quarter. (8) Every person who has been registered under sub-clause (1) shall immediately report regarding any loss or disappearance of the controlled substance in Schedule-A to the concerned Zonal Director of Narcotics Control Bureau within whose area of jurisdiction such loss or disappearance occurred and a copy of the report shall also be endorsed to the Director General, Narcotics Control Bureau, New Delhi . Explanation. I.- For the purpose of this clause, the area of jurisdiction of a Zonal Director of Narcotics Control Bureau shall be the area as specified in the Appendix. Explanation.2.- For the purpose of this Clause, the expression quarters shall be January to March, April to June, July to September and October to December of every year.