Customs and Excise Management Act 1979

1U.K.Section 50(4), 68(3) and 170(3) of this Act shall have effect in a case where the goods in respect of which the offence referred to in that subsection was committed were a Class A drug or a Class B drug as if for the words from shall be liable onwards there were substituted the following words, that is to say—

shall be liable—

(a)on summary conviction, to a penalty of the prescribed sum or of three times the value of the goods, whichever is the greater, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or to both;

[F1(b)on conviction on indictment—

(i)where the goods were a Class A drug, to a penalty of any amount, or to imprisonment for life, or to both; and

(ii)where they were a Class B drug, to a penalty of any amount, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 14 years, or to both.].

Textual Amendments

F1Sch. 1 para. 1: paragraph set out as para. (b) of ss. 50(4), 68(3) and 170(3) substituted by Controlled Drugs (Penalties) Act 1985 (c. 39, SIF 84), ss. 1(2), 2(2)