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SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 7Consequential Amendments

Criminal Law Act 1977 (c.45)

149In section 28(8) of the criminal Law Act 1977 for " Schedule 3 to this Act" substitute " Schedule 1 to the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 ".

150In section 38(1) of the Criminal Law Act 1977 for " subsection (4) of section 102 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1952 " substitute " subsection (3) of section 125 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 ".

151In section 48(1) of the Criminal Law Act 1977 for " section 15 of the Justices of the Peace Act 1949 " substitute " section 144 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 ".

152In section 64(2) of the Criminal Law Act 1977 for " section 23 above" substitute " section 22 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (cases where value involved is small) ".

153In section 65(2) of the Criminal Law Act 1977 for " 14 " substitute " 15 " and for " Magistrates' Courts Act 1952 " substitute " Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 ".

154In paragraph 1 of Schedule 5 to the Criminal Law Act 1977—

(a)in subparagraph (1)(b), for "subparagraph (2)(6) below" substitute " subparagraph (1A) below ";

(b)after subparagraph (1) insert—

(1A)The offences mentioned in subparagraph (1)(b) above are offences under the following provisions of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, where the controlled drug in relation to which the offence was committed was a Class C drug, namely—

(i)section 4(2) (production, or being concerned in the production, of a controlled drug);

(ii)section 4(3) (supplying or offering a controlled drug or being concerned in the doing of either activity by another);

(iii)section 5(3) (having possession of a controlled drug with intent to supply it to another);

(iv)section 8 (being the occupier, or concerned in the management, of premises and permitting or suffering certain activities to take place there);

(v)section 12(6) (contravention of direction prohibiting practitioner etc. from possessing, supplying etc. controlled drugs); or

(vi)section 13(3) (contravention of direction prohibiting practitioner etc. from prescribing, supplying etc. controlled drugs)..

155In paragraph 1 of Schedule 14 to the Criminal Law Act 1977 for " 14 to 26, 34 and 35 " substitute " 15 and 17 ".