SCHEDULES

Schedule 4 Prosecution and Punishment of Offences

Section 25.

Section Creation Offence

General Nature of Offence

Mode of Prosecution

Punishment

Class A drug involved

Class B drug involved

Class C drug involved

General

Section 4(2)

Production, or being concerned in the production, of a controlled drug.

(a) Summary

F112 monthsF16 months or F2the prescribed sum, or both.

F112 monthsF16 months or F2the prescribed sum, or both.

F33 months or £500, or both.

(b) On indictment

F4Life or a fine, or both.

14 years or a fine, or both.

5 years or a fine, or both.

Section 4(3)

Supplying or offering to supply a controlled drug or being concerned in the doing of either activity by another.

(a) Summary

F112 monthsF16 months or F2the prescribed sum, or both.

F112 monthsF16 months or F2the prescribed sum, or both.

F33 months or £500, or both.

(b) On indictment

F4Life or a fine, or both.

14 years or a fine, or both.

5 years or a fine, or both.

Section 5(2)

Having possession of a controlled drug.

(a) Summary

F112 monthsF16 months or F2the prescribed sum, or both.

F53 months or £500, or both.

F53 months or £200, or both.

(b) On indictment

7 years or a fine, or both.

5 years or a fine, or both.

2 years or a fine, or both.

Section 5(3)

Having possession of a controlled drug with intent to supply it to another.

(a) Summary

F112 monthsF16 months or F2the prescribed sum, or both.

F112 monthsF16 months or F2the prescribed sum, or both.

F63 months or £500, or both.

(b) On indictment

F7Life or a fine, or both.

14 years or a fine, or both.

5 years or a fine, or both.

Section 6(2)

Cultivation of cannabis plant.

(a) Summary

F112 monthsF16 months or F2the prescribed sum, or both.

(b) On indictment

14 years or a fine, or both.

Section 8

Being the occupier, or concerned in the management, of premises and permitting or suffering certain activities to take place there.

(a) Summary

F112 monthsF16 months or F2the prescribed sum, or both.

F112 monthsF16 months or F2the prescribed sum, or both.

F83 months or £500, or both.

(b) On indictment

14 years or a fine, or both.

14 years or a fine, or both.

5 years or a fine, or both.

Section 9

Offences relating to opium.

(a) Summary

F112 monthsF16 months or F2the prescribed sum, or both.

On indictment

14 years or a fine, or both.

F9Section 9A.

F9Prohibition of supply etc. of articles for administering or preparing comtrolled drugs.

F9Summary

F96 months or level 5 on the standard scale, or both.

Section 11(2)

Contravention of directions relating to safe custody of controlled drugs.

(a) summary

6 months or F2the prescribed sum, or both.

(b) On indictment

2 years or a fine, or both.

Section 12(6)

Contravention of direction prohibiting practitioner etc. from possessing, supplying etc. controlled drugs.

(a) Summary

F112 monthsF16 months or F2the prescribed sum, or both.

F112 monthsF16 months or F2the prescribed sum, or both.

F103 months or £500, or both.

(b) On indictment

14 years or a fine, or both.

14 years or a fine, or both.

5 years or a fine, or both.

Section 13(3)

Contravention of direction prohibiting practitioner etc. from prescribing, supplying etc. controlled drugs.

(a) Summary

F112 monthsF16 months or F2the prescribed sum, or both.

F112 monthsF16 months or F2the prescribed sum, or both.

F103 months or £500, or both.

(b) On indictment

14 years or a fine, or both.

14 years or a fine, or both.

5 years or a fine, or both.

Section 17(3)

Failure to comply with notice requiring information relating to prescribing, supply etc. of drugs.

Summary

F11level 3 on the standard scale.

Section 17(4)

Giving false information in purported compliance with notice requiring information relating to prescribing, supply etc. of drugs.

(a) Summary

6 months or F2the prescribed sum, or both.

(b) On indictment

2 years or afine, or both.

Section 18(1)

Contravention of regulations (other than regulations relating to addicts).

(a) Summary

6 months or F2the prescribed sum, or both

(b) On indictment

2 years or a fine, or both.

Section 18(2)

Contravention of terms of licence or other authority (other than licence issued under regulations relating to addicts).

(a) Summary

6 months or F2the prescribed sum, or both

(b) On indictment

2 years or a fine, or both.

Section 18(3)

Giving false information in purported compliance with obligation to give information imposed under or by virtue of regulations.

(a) Summary

6 months or F2the prescribed sum, or both

(b) On indictment

2 years or a fine, or both.

Section 18(4)

Giving false information, or producing document etc. containing false statement etc., for purposes of obtaining issue or renewal of a licence or other authority.

(a) Summary

6 months or F2the prescribed sum, or both

(b) On indictment

2 years or a fine, or both.

Section 20

Assisting in or inducing commission outside United Kingdom of an offence punishable under a corresponding law.

(a) Summary

F112 monthsF16 months or F2the prescribed sum, or both

(b) On indictment

14 years or a fine, or both.

Section 23(4)

Obstructing exercise of powers of search etc. or concealing books, drugs etc.

(a) Summary

6 months or F2the prescribed sum, or both

(b) On indictment

2 years or a fine, or both.