Q1. Under Section 2, what is the definition of “Conveyance”?
Answer: Any aircraft, ship, vessel, vehicle, cart, or animal used for the carriage of goods or passengers.
Q2. Which section of the CNSA 1997 deals with the presumption of ownership of assets by the accused?
Answer: Section 38
Q3. Under Section 69, who has the power to delegate their powers under the CNS Act to any other officer?
Answer: The Federal Government or the Director General ANF
Q4. What is the inquiry into assets process under Section 37?
Answer: An officer-in-charge of a police station/ANF station must investigate all assets of a person arrested for a major drug offense
Q5. Which section of the CNS Act provides the bar of jurisdiction for civil courts in matters of asset forfeiture?
Answer: Section 50 (Civil courts cannot interfere with the decisions of Special Courts/Federal Govt)
Q6. What is the definition of “Heroin” in the context of its chemical name in the Act?
Answer: Diacetylmorphine
Q7. Under Section 56, the Federal Government can appoint advisory committees for what purpose?
Answer: To advise on matters relating to the administration of the Act and the treatment of addicts
Q8. Which specific section deals with the search of a person in the presence of a Gazetted Officer or Magistrate if requested?
Answer: Section 22
Q9. What is the punishment for false evidence provided during a trial under Section 28?
Answer: Imprisonment up to 7 years
Q10. Under Section 2, “Psychotropic substance” is defined based on which international protocol?
Answer: The 1971 United Nations Convention on Psychotropic Substances