### 46 Manufacture of narcotic substances > *\[Section 46 Amended by No. 27 of 1984, s. 48 and Sched. 1 \]**\[Section 46 Amended by No. 43 of 1991, s. 5 and Sched. 1 \]*[*\[Section 46 Amended by No. 40 of 2016, s. 11, Applied:17 Oct 2016\]*](/view/html/inforce/2016-10-17/act-2016-040#GS11@EN) A person shall not make, refine, or prepare a narcotic substance unless he is, or is acting as the servant and under the orders of, a person who is the holder of a licence to manufacture such a substance granted under this Act and, if so required under the *Narcotic Drugs Act 1967* of the Commonwealth, is also the holder of a licence under that Act. > > Penalty: Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or both.

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