Police Act 1997

Drugs S

[F1 52. An offence under any of the following provisions of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971—

(a) section 3 (restriction of importation and exportation of controlled drugs);

(b) section 4 (restriction of production and supply of controlled drugs);

(c) section 4A (aggravation of offence of supply of controlled drug);

(d) section 5(3) (restriction of possession of controlled drugs);

(e) section 6 (restriction of cultivation of cannabis plant);

(f) section 8(a) and (b) (occupiers etc. of premises to be punishable for certain activities taking place there);

(g) section 12 (directions prohibiting prescribing, supply etc. of controlled drugs by practitioners etc. convicted of certain offences);

(h) section 13 (directions prohibiting prescribing, supply etc. of controlled drugs by practitioners in other cases);

(i) section 17 (power to obtain information from doctors, pharmacists etc. in certain circumstances);

(j) section 19 (attempts etc. to commit offences), but only in relation to an offence listed in sub-paragraphs (a) to (i) of this paragraph; and

(k) section 20 (assisting in or inducing commission outside United Kingdom of offence punishable under corresponding law).]

Textual Amendments

F1 Schs. 8A, 8B inserted (S.) (10.9.2015) by The Police Act 1997 and the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 Remedial Order 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/330), arts. 1(2), 3(8) (with arts. 5-10)