Drug Trafficking Offences Act 1986

40 Short title, commencement and extent

(1) This Act may be cited as the Drug Trafficking Offences Act 1986.

(2) This Act, except section 35 (which comes into force on the day on which this Act is passed), shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint and different days may be appointed for different provisions and for different purposes.

(3) Subject to subsections (4) and (5) below, this Act extends to England and Wales only.

(4) This Act has effect in Scotland as follows—

(a) sections 7(4), 8 (but not subsection (8) or (9)), 11, 12 and 30 (but not subsection (10), (11) or (12)) extend also to Scotland, but only as provided by sections 20 and 21 of this Act;

• (b) section 7(3);

• section 8(8) and (9);

• section 13 ;

• sections 15 to 17 ;

• section 18(1);

• section 24(3)(a);

• sections 27 to 29 ;

• section 30(10), (11) and (12);

• section 34;

• section 38, so far as relating to other provisions of this Act extending to Scotland ;

• section 39(3), (4) and (6); and

• this section, so far as relating to other provisions of this Act extending to Scotland,

extend also to Scotland ;

(c) sections 20 to 23 extend to Scotland only.

(5) Section 34 extends also to Northern Ireland.