"Narcotics" under the Narcotics Control Act 1976 is broader than "narcotics" under the Narcotics Act 1979. According to the Narcotics Control Act 1976 "narcotics" means narcotics under the law on narcotics, psychotropic substances under the law on psychotropic substances and volatile substances under the law on controlling the use of volatile substances, whereas the "narcotics" under the Narcotics Act 1979 does not include psychotropic substances and volatile substances which are separately controlled under the Psychotropic Substances Act 1975 and Emergency Decree on Controlling the Use of Volatile Substances 1990 respectively. Apart from those, some chemicals which can be used to produce narcotics are also controlled under the Narcotics Act 1979 and Commodities Control Act 1952.
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