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Psychoactive Substances Act 2016
2016 CHAPTER 2
An Act to make provision about psychoactive substances; and for connected purposes.[28th January 2016]
Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—
Introductory
1Overview
(1) This Act contains provision about psychoactive substances.
(2) Section 2 defines what is meant by a “psychoactive substance”.
(3) Sections 4 to 10 contain provision about offences relating to psychoactive substances.
(4) Section 11 provides for exceptions to those offences.
(5) Sections 12 to 35 contain powers for dealing with prohibited activities in respect of psychoactive substances, in particular powers to give prohibition notices and make prohibition orders.
(6) Sections 36 to 54 contain enforcement powers.
Psychoactive substances
2Meaning of “psychoactive substance” etc
(1) In this Act “psychoactive substance” means any substance which—
- (a) is capable of producing a psychoactive effect in a person who consumes it, and
- (b) is not an exempted substance (see section 3).
