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Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, 1971 c. 38, Version 31/05/2017
Version 31/05/2017
Version 14/12/2016
Version 07/01/2015
Version 10/06/2014
Version 26/02/2013
Version 13/06/2012
Version 16/04/2010
Version 18/01/2007
Version 18/07/2005
Version 15/10/2003
Version 01/07/2003
Version 01/05/1998
C1 Act applied (1.10.1996) by 1955 c. 18, s.34A(2) (as inserted by 1996 c. 46, s. 32(1)); S.I. 1996/2474, arts.2,3
I1 Act not in force at Royal Assent, see s.40; Act wholly in force at 1 July 1973.
(1) There shall be constituted in accordance with Schedule 1 to this Act as Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (in this Act referred to as “the Advisory Council”) ; and the supplementary provisions contained in that Schedule shall have effect in relation to the Council.
C2 S. 1: Powers transferred (W.) (1.7.1999) by virtue of S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch. 1
C3 References to Ministers of Northern Ireland to be construed as references to heads of departments bearing names of respective Ministries immediately before 1.1.1974 Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 (c. 36), Sch. 5 para. 7(1)
(a) the expression “controlled drug” means any substance or product for the time being specified[F1 —
(i) in Part I, II or III of Schedule 2, or
(ii) in a temporary class drug order as a drug subject to temporary control (but this is subject to section 2A(6) ) ;]
(b) the expressions “Class A drug”, “Class B drug” and “Class C drug” mean any of the substances and products for the time being specified respectively in Part I, Part II and Part III of that Schedule[F2 , and
(c) the expression “temporary class drug” means any substance or product which is for the time being a controlled drug by virtue of a temporary class drug order;]
F1 Words in s. 2(1)(a) substituted (15.11.2011) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 17 para. 2(a); S.I. 2011/2515, art. 3(g)
F2 S. 2(1)(c) and preceding word inserted (15.11.2011) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 17 para. 2(b); S.I. 2011/2515, art. 3(g)
[F3 2A Temporary class drug orders
(a) the Secretary of State has consulted in accordance with section 2B and has determined that the order should be made, or
(b) the Secretary of State has received a recommendation under that section that the order should be made.
(4) The Secretary of State may make the determination mentioned in subsection (3) (a) only if it appears to the Secretary of State that—
(b) that misuse is having, or is capable of having, harmful effects.
(5) A substance or product may be specified in a temporary class drug order by reference to—
(a) the name of the substance or product, or
(b) a description of the substance or product (which may take such form as the Secretary of State thinks appropriate for the purposes of the specification).
(6) A substance or product specified in a temporary class drug order as a drug subject to temporary control ceases to be a controlled drug by virtue of the order—
(a) at the end of one year beginning with the day on which the order comes into force, or
(b) if earlier, upon the coming into force of an Order in Council under section 2(2) by virtue of which the substance or product is specified in Part 1, 2 or 3 of Schedule 2.
(a) is subject to subsection (10) , and
(b) is without prejudice to the power of the Secretary of State to vary or revoke a temporary class drug order by a further order.
(8) The power of the Secretary of State to make an order under this section is subject to section 2B.
(10) An order under this section—
(12) Subsection (10) (b) —
(b) does not apply to an order that only revokes a previous order under this section.
F3 Ss. 2A, 2B inserted (15.11.2011) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 17 para. 3; S.I. 2011/2515, art. 3(g)
2B Orders under section 2A: role of Advisory Council etc
(1) Before making an order under section 2A the Secretary of State—
(a) must consult as mentioned in subsection (2) , or
(b) must have received a recommendation from the Advisory Council to make the order.
(2) The Secretary of State must consult—
(a) the Advisory Council, or
(b) if the order is to be made under section 2A(1) and the urgency condition applies, the person mentioned in subsection (3).
(3) The person referred to in subsection (2) (b) is—
(a) the person who is for the time being the chairman of the Advisory Council appointed under paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 1, or
(b) if that person has delegated the function of responding to consultation under subsection (1) (a) to another member of the Advisory Council, that other member.
(4) The “urgency condition” applies if it appears to the Secretary of State that the misuse of the substance or product to be specified in the order as a drug subject to temporary control, or the likelihood of its misuse, poses an urgent and significant threat to public safety or health.
(5) The duty of the Advisory Council or any other person consulted under subsection (1) (a) is limited to giving to the Secretary of State that person's opinion as to whether the order in question should be made.
(6) A recommendation under subsection (1) (b) that a temporary class drug order should be made may be given by the Advisory Council only if it appears to the Council that—
(b) that misuse is having, or is capable of having, harmful effects.]
(a) to the importation or exportation of a controlled drug which is for the time being excepted from paragraph (a) or, as the case may be, paragraph (b) of subsection (1) above by regulations under section 7 of this Act [F4 or by provision made in a temporary class drug order by virtue of section 7A] ; or
F4 Words in s. 3(2)(a) inserted (15.11.2011) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 17 para. 4; S.I. 2011/2515, art. 3(g)
(1) Subject to any regulations under section 7 of this Act [F5 , or any provision made in a temporary class drug order by virtue of section 7A, ] for the time being in force, it shall not be lawful for a person—
F5 Words in s. 4(1) inserted (15.11.2011) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 17 para. 5; S.I. 2011/2515, art. 3(g)
C4 S. 4(1)(a) excluded (1.2.2002) by S.I. 2001/3998, regs. 4, 8(1), 9(1) (with reg. 2(3))
C5 S. 4(1)(b) excluded (1.2.2002) by S.I. 2001/3998, regs. 6, 8(2)-(6), 9(2)-(6), 11(1)(2) (with reg. 2(3))
C6 S. 4(1)(b) excluded by S.I. 2001/3998, reg. 8(7)(8) (as inserted (15.10.2003) by Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) (No.3) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/2429), regs. 1, 2(5))
C7 S. 4(1)(b) excluded by S.I. 2001/3998, reg. 9(7)(8) (as inserted (15.10.2003) by Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) (No.3) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/2429), regs. 1, 2(6))
C8 S. 4(1)(b) excluded by S.I. 2001/3998, reg. 8(7) (as substituted (14.11.2005) by Misuse of Drugs and the Misuse of Drugs (Supply to Addicts) (amendment) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/2864), regs. 1(1), 7)
C9 S. 4(1)(b) excluded by S.I. 2001/3998, reg. 8(7) (as substituted (14.11.2005) by Misuse of Drugs and the Misuse of Drugs (Supply to Addicts) (amendment) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/2864), regs. 1(1), 8)
C10 S. 4(2)(3) saved by (E.W.) Criminal Law Act 1977 (c. 45), Sch. 5 para. 1(2)(b)(i)(ii) and (S.) Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21), Sch. 7B para. 1(2)(b)(i)(ii)
[F6 4A Aggravation of offence of supply of controlled drug
(2) If either of the following conditions is met the court—
(a) must treat the fact that the condition is met as an aggravating factor (that is to say, a factor that increases the seriousness of the offence) , and
(5) In subsection (3) , a relevant time is—
(6) For the purposes of subsection (4) , a person uses a courier in connection with an offence under section 4(3) of this Act if he causes or permits another person (the courier) —
(7) For the purposes of subsection (6) , a drug related consideration is a consideration of any description which—
(8) In this section— “school premises” means land used for the purposes of a school excluding any land occupied solely as a dwelling by a person employed at the school; and “school” has the same meaning— (a) in England and Wales, as in section 4 of the Education Act 1996; (b) in Scotland, as in section 135(1) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980; (c) in Northern Ireland, as in Article 2(2) of the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986.]
F6 S. 4A inserted (1.1.2006) by Drugs Act 2005 (c. 17), ss. 1, 24(3) (with s. 1(2)); S.I. 2005/3053, art. 3(a)
[F7 (2A) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply in relation to a temporary class drug.]
[F8 (5) Subsection (4) above shall apply in the case of proceedings for an offence under section 19(1) of this Act consisting of an attempt to commit an offence under subsection (2) above as it applies in the case of proceedings for an offence under subsection (2) , subject to the following modifications, that is to say—
(6) Nothing in subsection (4) [F9 or (5) ] above shall prejudice any defence which it is open to a person charged with an offence under this section to raise apart from that subsection.
F7 S. 5(2A) inserted (15.11.2011) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 17 para. 6; S.I. 2011/2515, art. 3(g)
F8 S. 5(5) repealed (E.W.) by Criminal Attempts Act 1981 (c. 47, SIF 39:1), Sch. Pt. I and (N.I.) by S.I. 1983/1120 (N.I. 13), Sch.
F9 Words repealed (E.W.) by Criminal Attempts Act 1981 (c. 47, SIF 39:1), Sch. Pt. I and (N.I.) by S.I. 1983/1120 (N.I. 13), Sch.
C11 S. 5(1) excluded (1.2.2002) by S.I. 2001/3998, regs. 4, 6(4)-(7), 10, 11(1)(2) (with reg. 2(3))
C12 S. 5(2)(3) saved by (E.W.) Criminal Law Act 1977 (c. 45), Sch. 5 para. 1(2)(a)(b)(iii) and (S.) Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21), Sch. 7B, para. 1(2)(a)(b)(iii)
(a) except from section 3(1) (a) or (b) , 4(1) (a) or (b) or 5(1) of this Act such controlled drugs as may be specified in the regulations; and
(b) make such other provision as he thinks fit for the purpose of making it lawful for persons to do things which under any of the following provisions of this Act, that is to say sections 4(1) , 5(1) and 6(1) , it would otherwise be unlawful for them to do.
“(6) Any order made under subsection (4) above by the Ministry of Home Affairs for Northern Ireland shall be subject to negative resolution within the meaning of section 41(6) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 as if it were a statutory instrument within the meaning of that Act.”
[F10 (10) In this section a reference to “controlled drugs” does not include a reference to temporary class drugs (see instead section 7A).]
F10 S. 7(10) inserted (15.11.2011) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 17 para. 7; S.I. 2011/2515, art. 3(g)
C13 Functions of Ministry of Home Affairs for Northern Ireland transferred to Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland by S.R. & O. (N.I.) 1973 No. 504, Sch. 2 Pt. I
[F11 7A Temporary class drug orders: power to make further provision
(1) This section applies if a temporary class drug order specifies a substance or product as a drug subject to temporary control.
(2) The order may—
(a) include provision for the exception of the drug from the application of section 3(1) (a) or (b) or 4(1) (a) or (b) ,
(b) make such other provision as the Secretary of State thinks fit for the purpose of making it lawful for persons to do things in respect of the drug which under section 4(1) it would otherwise be unlawful for them to do,
(c) provide for circumstances in which a person's possession of the drug is to be treated as excepted possession for the purposes of this Act, and
(d) include any provision in relation to the drug of a kind that could be made in regulations under section 10 or 22 if the drug were a Class A drug, a Class B drug or a Class C drug (but ignoring section 31(3) ).
(3) Provision under subsection (2) may take the form of applying (with or without modifications) any provision made in regulations under section 7(1) , 10 or 22.
(4) Provision under subsection (2) (b) may (in particular) provide for the doing of something to be lawful if it is done—
(a) in circumstances mentioned in section 7(2) (a) , or
(b) in compliance with such conditions as may be prescribed by virtue of section 7(2) (b).
(5) Section 7(8) applies for the purposes of this section.
(6) Section 31(1) (general provision as to regulations) applies in relation to a temporary class drug order that contains provision made by virtue of this section as it applies to regulations under this Act.]
F11 S. 7A inserted (15.11.2011) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 17 para. 8; S.I. 2011/2515, art. 3(g)