Section 17 in The Orissa Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Rules, 1989
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(1)Any person on behalf of an institution or any manufacturer of medicines desiring to possess opium, for use as an ingredient in the preparation of any medicine and to sell medicines containing opium shall make an application to the Collector or Authorised officer for a licence in that behalf(2)On receipt of an application under Sub-rule (1), the Collector or Authorised Officer shall make such inquiries as he deems necessary and if he satisfied that there is no objection to grant the licence applied for, he may, subject to the orders of the State Government or the Commissioner of Excise, if any, grant the applicant a licence in Form OP II on payment of fee of rupees fifty.
