The paramount objective of the Narcotics Act [1] is the protection of human health. In pursuit of this objective, the Narcotics Act incorporates the following five sets of provisions:
1.conclusive list of all narcotics as defined by this Act in schedules I to III (schedules as set out in section 1 subs 1);
2.legal manufacture, trade and operations as well as licensing procedures (sections 3 to 12, 14, 17, 18);
3.medical prescription of narcotics (section 13);
4.criminal and administrative offences (sections 29 to 34); and
5.alternative measures for drug-addicted offenders (sections 34 to 38); these measures were first introduced in 1982 (compare details below: chapter "prevention, care, treatment").