Section 25.
| Section Creation Offence | General Nature of Offence | Mode of Prosecution | Punishment | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class A drug involved | Class B drug involved | Class C drug involved | General | |||
| Section 4(2) | Production, or being concerned in the production, of a controlled drug. | (a) Summary | [F16 months] or £400, or both. | [F16 months] or £400, or both. | [F23 months or [F3£2,500], or both]. | |
| (b) On indictment | [F4Life] or a fine, or both. | 14 years or a fine, or both. | 5 years or a fine, or both. | |||
| Section 4(3) | Supplying or offering to supply a controlled drug or being concerned in the doing of either activity by another. | (a) Summary | [F16 months] or £400, or both. | [F16 months] or £400, or both. | [F23 months or [F3£2,500], or both]. | |
| (b) On indictment | [F4Life] or a fine, or both. | 14 years or a fine, or both. | 5 years or a fine, or both. | |||
| Section 5(2) | Having possession of a controlled drug. | (a) Summary | [F16 months] or £400, or both. | [F53 months or [F3£2,500], or both]. | [F53 months or [F3£1,000], or both]. | |
| (b) On indictment | 7 years or a fine, or both. | 5 years or a fine, or both. | 2 years or a fine, or both. | |||
| Section 5(3) | Having possession of a controlled drug with intent to supply it to another. | (a) Summary | [F16 months] or £400, or both. | [F16 months] or £400, or both. | [F63 months or [F7£2,500], or both]. | |
| (b) On indictment | [F8Life] or a fine, or both. | 14 years or a fine, or both. | 5 years or a fine, or both. | |||
| Section 6(2) | Cultivation of cannabis plant. | (a) Summary | [F16 months] or £400, or both. | |||
| (b) On indictment | 14 years or a fine, or both. | |||||
| Section 8 | Being the occupier, or concerned in the management, of premises and permitting or suffering certain activities to take place there. | (a) Summary | [F16 months] or £400, or both. | [F16 months] or £400, or both. | [F93 months or [F3£2,500], or both]. | |
| (b) On indictment | 14 years or a fine, or both. | 14 years or a fine, or both. | 5 years or a fine, or both. | |||
| Section 9 | Offences relating to opium. | (a) Summary | [F16 months] or £400, or both. | |||
| On indictment | 14 years or a fine, or both. | |||||
| [F10Section 9A.] | [F10Prohibition of supply etc. of articles for administering or preparing comtrolled drugs.] | [F10Summary] | F10 | F10 | F10 | [F106 months or level 5 on the standard scale, or both.] |
| Section 11(2) | Contravention of directions relating to safe custody of controlled drugs. | (a) summary | 6 months or £400, or both. | |||
| (b) On indictment | 2 years or a fine, or both. | |||||
| Section 12(6) | Contravention of direction prohibiting practitioner etc. from possessing, supplying etc. controlled drugs. | (a) Summary | [F16 months] or £400, or both. | [F16 months] or £400, or both. | [F113 months or [F3£2,500], or both]. | |
| (b) On indictment | 14 years or a fine, or both. | 14 years or a fine, or both. | 5 years or a fine, or both. | |||
| Section 13(3) | Contravention of direction prohibiting practitioner etc. from prescribing, supplying etc. controlled drugs. | (a) Summary | [F16 months] or £400, or both. | [F16 months] or £400, or both. | [F113 months or [F3£2,500], or both]. | |
| (b) On indictment | 14 years or a fine, or both. | 14 years or a fine, or both. | 5 years or a fine, or both. | |||
| Section 17(3) | Failure to comply with notice requiring information relating to prescribing, supply etc. of drugs. | Summary | [F12level 3 on the standard scale]. | |||
| Section 17(4) | Giving false information in purported compliance with notice requiring information relating to prescribing, supply etc. of drugs. | (a) Summary | 6 months or £400, or both. | |||
| (b) On indictment | 2 years or afine, or both. | |||||
| Section 18(1) | Contravention of regulations (other than regulations relating to addicts). | (a) Summary | 6 months or £400, or both | |||
| (b) On indictment | 2 years or a fine, or both. | |||||
| Section 18(2) | Contravention of terms of licence or other authority (other than licence issued under regulations relating to addicts). | (a) Summary | 6 months or £400, or both | |||
| (b) On indictment | 2 years or a fine, or both. | |||||
| Section 18(3) | Giving false information in purported compliance with obligation to give information imposed under or by virtue of regulations. | (a) Summary | 6 months or £400, or both | |||
| (b) On indictment | 2 years or a fine, or both. | |||||
| Section 18(4) | Giving false information, or producing document etc. containing false statement etc., for purposes of obtaining issue or renewal of a licence or other authority. | (a) Summary | 6 months or £400, or both | |||
| (b) On indictment | 2 years or a fine, or both. | |||||
| Section 20 | Assisting in or inducing commission outside United Kingdom of an offence punishable under a corresponding law. | (a) Summary | [F16 months] or £400, or both | |||
| (b) On indictment | 14 years or a fine, or both. | |||||
| Section 23(4) | Obstructing exercise of powers of search etc. or concealing books, drugs etc. | (a) Summary | 6 months or £400, or both | |||
| (b) On indictment | 2 years or a fine, or both. | |||||
F1Sch. 4: words substituted (N.I.) by S.I. 1984/703, (N.I. 3), art. 4, Sch. 1 para. 1(c)
F2Words substituted by (E.W.) Criminal Law Act 1977 (c. 45, SIF 39:1), s. 28, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)(b), (S.) Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21, SIF 39:1), Sch. 7B para. 1(1)(b) and (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 40, ss. 3(1), 6, Sch. 1 para. 11(1)(2), Sch.5 (with s. 6(2), Sch. 6) and (N.I.) S.I. 1984/703 (N.I. 3), art. 4, Sch. 1 para. 1(c), 2 (b)(i)(ii)
F3Sch. 4: Words substituted (3.2.1995) by 1994 c. 33, s. 157(2)(9), Sch. 8 Pt.II; S.I. 1995/127, art. 2(1), Sch.1
F4Word substituted by Controlled Drugs (Penalties) Act 1985 (c. 39, SIF 84), ss. 1(1), 2(2)
F5Words substituted by (E.W.) Criminal Law Act 1977 (c. 45, SIF 39:1), s. 28, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)(c)(i), (S.) Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21, SIF 39:1), Sch. 7B para. 1(1)(c)(i) and (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 40, ss. 3(1), 6, Sch. 1 para. 11(1)(2), Sch.5 (with s. 6(2), Sch. 6) and (N.I.) S.I. 1984/703 (N.I. 3), art. 4, Sch. 1 para. 1(b)(i)
F6Words substituted by (E.W.) Criminal Law Act 1977 (c. 45, SIF 39:1), s. 28, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)(b), (S.) Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21, SIF 39:1), Sch. 7B para. 1(1)(b) and (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 40, ss. 3(1), 6, Sch. 1 para. 11(1)(2), Sch.5 (with s. 6(2), Sch. 6) and (N.I.) S.I. 1984/703 (N.I. 3), Sch. 1 para. 1(a), 2(b)(iii)
F7Sch. 4: By 1994 c. 33, s. 157(2)(9), Sch. 8 Pt.II; S.I. 1995/127, art. 2(1), Sch.1 it is provided (3.2.1995) that for the word “£500” there shall be substituted “£2,500”
F8Word substituted by Controlled Drugs (Penalties) Act 1985 (c. 39, SIF 84), ss. 1(1), 2(2)
F9Words substituted by (E.W.) Criminal Law Act 1977 (c. 45, SIF 39:1), s. 28, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)(b), (S.) Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21, SIF 39:1), Sch. 7B para. 1(1)(b) and (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 40, ss. 3(1), 6, Sch.1 para. 11(1)(2), Sch.5 (with s. 6(2), Sch. 6) and (N.I.) S.I. 1984/703 (N.I. 3), art. 4, Sch. 1 para. 1(a), 2(b)(iv)
F10Entry inserted by Drug Trafficking Offences Act 1986 (c. 32, SIF 39:1), s. 34(2)
F11Words substituted by (E.W.) Criminal Law Act 1977 (c. 45, SIF 39:1), s. 28, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)(b), (S.) Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21, SIF 39:1), Sch. 7B para. 1(1)(b) and (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 40, ss. 3(1), 6, Sch. 1 para. 11(1)(2), Sch.5 (with s. 6(2), Sch. 6) and (N.I.) S.I. 1984/703 (N.I. 3), art. 4, Sch. 1 para. 1(a), 2(b)(v)(vi)
F12Words substituted by virtue of (E.W.) Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48, SIF 39:1), s. 46, (S.) Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21, SIF 39:1), s. 289G and (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 40, ss. 3, 6, Sch. 1 para. 3(1) Sch. 2 Pt.II, Sch.5 (with s. 6(2), Sch. 6) and (N.I.) S.I. 1984/703 (N.I. 3), arts. 5, 6
C1Sch. 4: power to amend conferred (N.I.) (3.2.1995) by S.I. 1984/703 (N.I. 3), art. 17(2)(k), as inserted by 1994 c. 33, s. 157(8); S.I. 1995/127, art. 2(1), Sch.1
E1This version of Schedule 4 extends to Northern Ireland only, a separate version has been created for England and Wales and Scotland