I2 Part II The Vienna Convention
Substances useful for manufacture of controlled drugs
I1C112 Manufacture and supply of scheduled substances.
1
It is an offence for a person—
a
to manufacture a scheduled substance; or
b
to supply such a substance to another person,
knowing or suspecting that the substance is to be used in or for the unlawful production of a controlled drug.
F11A
A person does not commit an offence under subsection (1) above if he manufactures or, as the case may be, supplies the scheduled substance with the express consent of a constable.
2
A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) above is liable—
a
on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or both;
b
on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding fourteen years or a fine or both.
3
In this section “a controlled drug” has the same meaning as in the M1Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and “unlawful production of a controlled drug” means the production of such a drug which is unlawful by virtue of section 4(1)(a) of that Act.
4
In this section and elsewhere in this Part of this Act “a scheduled substance” means a substance for the time being specified in Schedule 2 to this Act.
5
Her Majesty may by Order in Council amend that Schedule (whether by addition, deletion or transfer from one Table to the other) but—
a
no such Order shall add any substance to the Schedule unless—
i
it appears to Her Majesty to be frequently used in or for the unlawful production of a controlled drug; or
ii
it has been added to the Annex to the Vienna Convention under Article 12 of that Convention; and
b
no such Order shall be made unless a draft of it has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
Part II partly in force for certain purposes at 23.4.1991 and wholly in force at 1.7.1991. See s. 32(2) and S.I. 1991/1072, arts. 2(b), 3, Schedule Pt. II