law: Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985
  1. Short title, extent and commencement
  (1) This Act may be called the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic
  
  Substances Act, 1985.
  (2) It extends to the whole of India.
  (3) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government
  
  may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint, and different dates may
  
  be appointed for different provisions of this Act and for different States and
  
  any reference in any such provision to the commencement of this Act shall be
  
  construed in relation to any State as a reference to the coming into force of
  
  that provision in that State.