13. (1) Whoever, except under and in accordance with a license granted by the Deputy Commissioner, imports, exports, manufactures, possesses or sells opium, ganja or charas, or any preparation thereof, or cultivates any plant from which opium, ganja or charas can be produced, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years in the case of a person who has not been previously convicted of an offence under this section or to five years in the case of a person who has been so convicted, or with fine or with both, and shall also be punishable with whipping in lieu of, or in addition to any of the above punishments.

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1) any person may without a license granted by the Deputy Commissioner-

    (a) Possess, for domestic use, one tola of charas, or of any preparation thereof or three tolas of ganja or of any preparation thereof; and

    (b) if such person is registered under the provisions of the rules made under this Regulation as a habitual consumer of opium, possess such amount of opium or any preparation thereof not exceeding five tolas in weight as he may be allowed to have in his possession at one time under the said rules.

(3) Nothing in sub-sections (1) and (2) shall apply to or in respect of “prepared opium” as defined in the ¹[***] Opium Smoking Act, 1932.