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Misuse of Drugs Act 1971
CHAPTER 38
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
| Section | |
| The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs | |
| 1. | The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs. |
| Controlled drugs and their classification | |
| 2. | Controlled drugs and their classification for purposes of this Act. |
| Restrictions relating to controlled drugs etc. | |
| 3. | Restriction of importation and exportation of controlled drugs. |
| 4. | Restriction of production and supply of controlled drugs. |
| 5. | Restriction of possession of controlled drugs. |
| 6. | Restriction of cultivation of cannabis plant. |
| 7. | Authorisation of activities otherwise unlawful under foregoing provisions. |
| Miscellaneous offences involving controlled drugs etc. | |
| 8. | Occupiers etc. of premises to be punishable for permitting certain activities to take place there. |
| 9. | Prohibition of certain activities etc. relating to opium. |
| Powers of Secretary of State for preventing misuse of controlled drugs | |
| 10. | Power to make regulations for preventing misuse of controlled drugs. |
| 11. | Power to direct special precautions for safe custody of controlled drugs to be taken at certain premises. |
| 12. | Directions prohibiting prescribing, supply etc. of controlled drugs by practitioners etc. convicted of certain offences. |
| 13. | Directions prohibiting prescribing, supply etc. of controlled drugs by practitioners in other cases. |
| 14. | Investigation where grounds for a direction under s. 13 are considered to exist. |
| 15. | Temporary directions under s. 13(2). |
| 16. | Provisions supplementary to ss. 14 and 15. |
| 17. | Power to obtain information from doctors, pharmacists etc. in certain circumstances. |
