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### 50 Exceptions as to scientific institutions > *\[Section 50 Amended by No. 95 of 1973, s. 5 \]*[*\[Section 50 Amended by No. 40 of 2016, s. 14, Applied:17 Oct 2016\]*](/view/html/inforce/2016-10-17/act-2016-040#GS14@EN) Nothing in [sections 46](#GS46@EN) , [48](#GS48@EN) , [49](#GS49@EN) , or [55](#GS55@EN) prohibits the manufacture, possession, or use of a narcotic substance for scientific or research purposes in accordance with a licence granted by the Minister under this Act.

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