Punjab Import and Possession of Charas Orders, 1955

Published vide Punjab Government Notification No. 1639-E&T-55/1839 dated 14th July 1955. Republished vide Punjab Government Notification No. GSR 138/PA1/14/Ss. 17 and 14/62 dated 9th August 1962

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  1. These orders may be called the Punjab Import and Possession of Charas Orders, 1955, and shall come into force at once.

The following notifications are hereby cancelled -

(1) Punjab Government Notification No. 4870-EX, dated the 13th November, 1935.

(2) Punjab Government Notification No. 4305-EX, dated the 16th October, 1937.

(3) Punjab Government Notification No. 214-EX, dated the 13th January, 1939.

(4) Punjab Government Notification No. 266-E &T-50/559,dated the 10th February, 1950.

The import into the State [Haryana] and possession of any quantity of classes or any preparation or admixture thereof or of any substance obtained from the Indian hemp plant and used as a substitute for charas by any person within [Haryana] is prohibited.