Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08
SALE OF OPIUM, CALCUTTA ACT 1842
ACT No. I. OF 1842.
(Rep., Act 11 of 1849)
[10[th ] January, 1842.]
Passed by the Right Hon'ble the Governor General of India in Council, on the 10[th] January, 1842.
AN Act for better regulating the sale of Opium and other intoxicating Drugs within the Town of Calcutta.
It is hereby enacted, that all Laws and Regulations prohibiting the sale of Spirituous Liquors within the Town of Calcutta except under licences, and regulating the granting such licences, and for inflicting penalties for breach of the conditions thereof, or for selling Spirituous Liquors without having obtained such licences, shall be applicable to the sale of Opium and other intoxicating Drugs within the Town of Calcutta.
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Source: India Code