Narcotics Manufacturing Act of 1960 is a federal declaration affirming the United States commitment to international convention protocols constricting the non-medical and non-scientific manufacturing of narcotic drugs. The

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recognizes the

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and 1948 Protocol establishing deterrents for the

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and dispensation of

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. The public law exemplifies a scientific class of narcotic drugs produced from the

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of the

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and

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Provisions of the Act

The codified law was drafted as twenty-two sections providing administrative

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for basic scientific class of

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s and

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s. ''21 U.S.C. §§ 501-502'' :* Short Title :* Necessity for Legislation :* Definitions ''26 U.S.C. §§ 4702 & 4731'' :* Amendments to Internal Revenue Code of 1954 ''21 U.S.C. §§ 503-512'' :* Notifications, Findings, and Decisions under The 1948 Protocol :* Modification of List of Basic Narcotic Drugs :* Restrictions on the Manufacture of Narcotic Drugs :* Licenses to Manufacture Narcotic Drugs :* Revocation or Suspension of Licenses :* Authority to Seize Narcotic Drugs, Order Forms, and Tax Stamps :* Manufacturing Quotas for Basic Classes of Narcotic Drugs :* Exception from Applicability of License and Quota Provisions :* Regulation with Respect to Persons who Manufacture Narcotic Precursors :* Certain Procedures for Judicial Review ''21 U.S.C. §§ 513-517'' :* Amendment to Law with Respect to Exportation of Narcotic Drugs :* Authorizing Importation of Narcotic Drugs as to Certain Persons :* Enforcement and Authority to Delegate Functions :* Penal Provisions :* Procedure and Presumptions :* Applicability of Act ''21 U.S.C. § 501'' :* Separability of Invalid Provisions :* Effective Date

Repeal of Narcotics Manufacturing Act

The 1960

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was repealed by the enactment of Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act on October 27, 1970.

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Provisions of the Act

Repeal of Narcotics Manufacturing Act

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