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Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Act, 1989

This section gives the Act its short title and says it is to be read together with the Dangerous Drugs Act (the principal Act). Section 19 is amended to change two kwacha amounts in subsections (1) and (2).…

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“This section gives the Act its short title and says it is to be read together with the Dangerous Drugs Act (the principal Act).”

This section gives the Act its short title and says it is to be read together with the Dangerous Drugs Act (the principal Act). Section 19 is amended to change two kwacha amounts in subsections (1) and (2). Section 19A is amended by replacing "two thousand kwa.cha" with "fifty thousand kwa.cha".

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Short titleSubstitutionAmendment
§ 1This Act may be cited as the Dangerous Drugs (Amend­Short title

This section gives the Act its short title and says it is to be read together with the Dangerous Drugs Act (the principal Act).

1. This Act may be cited as the Dangerous Drugs (Amend­ ment) Act, 1989, and shall be road as one with the Dangerous Drugs Act, in this Act referred to as the principal Act.
§ 2Section nineteen of the principal Act is amendedSubstitution

Section 19 is amended to change two kwacha amounts in subsections (1) and (2).

2. Section nineteen of the principal Act is amended- (a) in subsection (1) by the deletion of "two thousand kwacha" and tho substitution therefor of "twenty ilhousand kwacha"; (b) in subsection (2) by the deletion of "one ihousand kwacha" and the substitution therefor of "fifteen thousand kwacha". Enootment Rhort title Cap. 549 Amendment of section 19
§ 3Section nineteen A of the principal Act is amendedAmendment

Section 19A is amended by replacing "two thousand kwa.cha" with "fifty thousand kwa.cha".

3. Section nineteen A of the principal Act is amended by the deletion of "two thousand kwa.cha" and the substitu­ tion therefor of "fifty thousand kwa.cha". Amendment of section IOA Single copies of thia Act may be obtained from the GoverntMnl Pri,nt,r P.O. Bw 30136, Lusaka. Price 20n 12

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