THE NARCOTICS DRUG AND PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCE LAW
(27-January-93)

 Section

 Description

 Punishment

 15
 Failure to register for medical treatment 3 years imprisonment in minimum, 5 years in maximum

 16
 Cultivation, processing, transportation, distribution, transmission, transfer, forced to cause abuse, misbehaviour on the exhabits of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. 5 years imprisonment in minimum, 10 years in maximum and may also be liable to a fine.

 17
 Responsible person from the bank and financial institution who is transfering of accounts, causing to disappear, altering and amending financial records, refusing to allow to inspect the relevant financial records, returning and transferring without the permission. 5 years imprisonment in minimum, 10 years in maximum and may also be liable to a fine.

 18
 Bribery and Corruption 5 years imprisonment in minimum, 10 years imprisonment in maximum and may also be liable to a fine.

 19
 Possessing or trafficking for sale 10 years imprisonment in minimum, unlimited period of imprisonment in maximum

 20
 Production, distribution, sale, import and export 15 years imprisonment in minimum, unlimited period of imprisonment in maximum or death.

 21
 Abetment (attempts, conspires, organizes, administers, or provides financial assiatance to commit offence) Punishment provided in this law for such offence

 22
  Conviction (guilty of sections of 16 to 21) After a prior conviction for the same offence be liable to the maximum punishment provided for such offence.

ADVANAGEOUS FACTS ON THE NARCOTIC DRUGS AND PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES LAW 1993

     

  1. The Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC) and its working Committees and sectors are organized and assigned duties and functions by legal power.
  2. The provisions in the new law are in line with the 1988 UN Convention.
  3. Possession and trafficking of Psychotropic Substances, Paraphernalia and Chemical Precursors are Prohibited.
  4. Directing on drug related Money Laundering and Finicial Investigation authority lies proceeds, property, money, etc., (i.e. seize, freeze, confiscation or forfeiture of assests, proceeds, property, money, etc., derived from the drug offences)
  5. The responsible persons from the bank and finicial institution who is guilty of any of the acts in respect of money, property and benefits involved in an offence under this law by transferring the accounts, causing to disappear, altering and amending or refusing to allow to inspect, search or seize or returning and transfeerring withour permission of the court or CCDAC, shall be punished with imprisonment of 5 years in minimum and 10 years in maximum and fine.
  6. Whoever, is guilty of the acts provided in this law shall, sfter prior conviction for the same, be liable to the maximum punishement.
  7. The provision of the habitual offender's restriction to be obligated by the court.
  8. Medical Treatment centers can be estiblished not only by the Government Organizations, but also the NGOs and private cantres, recognized by the Ministry concerned.
  9. Deterrent Punishment on production, sale trafficking, export, import, conspiracy, using arms, children and power of a public servant.
  10. Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Law, 1974 is repealed.

     

NOTIFIED NARCOTIC DRUGS, PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES AND CHENIICAL PRECUSORS

Under the Narcotic drugs and Psychotropic Substance Law, the Govermnent of Myanmar had notified as 125 Narcotic Drugs, psychortropic substances and 6 chemical precusors as follows:

Narcotic Drugs

  1. Opium and derivatives
  2. Cocaine
  3. Marijuana
  4. Codeine containing cough medicines and etc.,

Psychotropic Substances

  1. Amphetamine
  2. Barbiturate
  3. Dexamphetamine
  4. Lysergide (LSI))
  5. Mescaline (Peyote Cactus)
  6. Methamphetamine
  7. Methaqualone
  8. Psilocybine
  9. DET, DMPT, DMT, STP, DONI, SI'A and etc.,

Chemical Precusors

  1. Acetic Anhydride
  2. Acetone
  3. Anthranilic acid
  4. Ethyl ether
  5. Phenylacetic acid
  6. Piperdine

LIMITATION OF WEIGHT

Whoever possesses of transports, transmits or transfers any of the following narcotic drug or psychotropic substance of the weight, volume or quantity or in excess of the weight, volume or quantity shown against each shall be deemed to possess for the purpose of sale and transport, transmit or transfer for the purpose of sale:-