Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985

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The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 is an Indian law that provides the legal framework for controlling, regulating, and penalizing activities related to narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 canonical	2
NDPS (Amendment) Act, 1988	1
NDPS Act	1
NDPS Act, 1985 (for narcotics-related cases via customs)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19911840 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985
Context triple: [Punjab Police, uses, Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985]

A. Dangerous Drugs Act 1965
The Dangerous Drugs Act 1965 was a UK law that regulated the control and distribution of certain narcotic and psychotropic substances before being superseded by more comprehensive drugs legislation.
B. Misuse of Drugs Act 1971
The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 is the primary UK legislation that classifies controlled substances into different categories and regulates their possession, supply, and production.
C. Misuse of Drugs Act 1986
The Misuse of Drugs Act 1986 is UK legislation that updated and refined existing drug control laws, particularly those governing the classification, regulation, and penalties related to controlled substances.
D. Drugs Act 2005
The Drugs Act 2005 is a UK law that strengthened and updated drug control measures, including police powers and penalties, to address evolving issues related to illegal drugs.
E. Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001
The Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 is UK secondary legislation that sets out the detailed framework for the lawful classification, prescribing, supply, and possession of controlled drugs under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985
Target entity description: The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 is an Indian law that provides the legal framework for controlling, regulating, and penalizing activities related to narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.

A. Dangerous Drugs Act 1965
The Dangerous Drugs Act 1965 was a UK law that regulated the control and distribution of certain narcotic and psychotropic substances before being superseded by more comprehensive drugs legislation.
B. Misuse of Drugs Act 1971
The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 is the primary UK legislation that classifies controlled substances into different categories and regulates their possession, supply, and production.
C. Misuse of Drugs Act 1986
The Misuse of Drugs Act 1986 is UK legislation that updated and refined existing drug control laws, particularly those governing the classification, regulation, and penalties related to controlled substances.
D. Drugs Act 2005
The Drugs Act 2005 is a UK law that strengthened and updated drug control measures, including police powers and penalties, to address evolving issues related to illegal drugs.
E. Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001
The Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 is UK secondary legislation that sets out the detailed framework for the lawful classification, prescribing, supply, and possession of controlled drugs under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.
F. None of above. chosen