Regulation 9 - Destruction of controlled substance in Schedule-A - Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Regulation of Controlled Substances) Order, 2013

9. Destruction of controlled substance in Schedule-A.- (1) Any person intending to destroy a controlled substance in Schedule-A shall apply in Form-I to the concerned Zonal Director of the Narcotics Control Bureau having jurisdiction over the area. (2) The Zonal Director of the Narcotics Control Bureau shall, within a period of thirty days of the receipt of an application in Form-I, appoint a Committee-comprising a Gazetted Officer of the Narcotics Control Bureau, Superintendent of Central Excise of the concerned range and an authorised representative of the applicant for.supervising the destruction of controlled substance in Schedule-A and any such destruction shall be carried out within a period of thirty days from the appointment of the Committee. Explanation.- For the purpose of this clause, the jurisdiction of a Zonal Director of Narcotics Control Bureau shall be the area as specified in the Appendix.