PART 5U.K.Drug Precursors and Psychoactive Substances

CHAPTER 1U.K.Drug precursors

Amendment of the Controlled Drugs (Drug Precursors) (Community External Trade) Regulations 2008U.K.

12.—(1) The Controlled Drugs (Drug Precursors) (Community External Trade) Regulations 2008 M1 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation), omit the definition of “customs territory of the Community” and the word “and” immediately before it.

(3) In regulation 3(2) (competent authorities)—

(a)after “17” omit “(except references to competent authorities of a third country)”;

(b)for “26(5) and 32” substitute “ and 26(5) ”;

(c)omit paragraph (6).

(4) In regulation 6(2) M2 (requirements, offences and penalties: exports), omit “either” and “or other competent authorities at the point of exit from the customs territory of the European Union”.

(5) In paragraph (1) and paragraph (2) of regulation 7 (requirements, offences and penalties: imports) M3, for “customs territory of the European Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”.

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 12 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1

Marginal Citations

M2“European Union” substituted by S.I. 2011/1043.

M3“European Union” substituted by S.I. 2011/1043.