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Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015

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16Drugs for which prisoners etc may be testedU.K.

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(1)The Prison Act 1952 is amended as follows.

(2)In section 16A (testing prisoners for drugs), in subsection (3)—

(a)at the end of the definition of “drug” insert “ or specified drug ”,

(b)omit the “and” that follows the definition of “prison officer”, and

(c)at the appropriate place insert—

specified drug” means any substance or product specified in prison rules for the purposes of this section.

(3)In section 47 (rules for the management of prisons etc), after subsection (3) insert—

(3A)Rules made under this section may specify any substance or product (which is not a controlled drug for the purposes of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971) in relation to which a person may be required to provide a sample for the purposes of section 16A of this Act.

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I1S. 16 in force at 13.4.2015 by S.I. 2015/778, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 12

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