PART 4Seizure and forfeiture of drug-cutting agents
Supplementary
I165Interpretation etc
1
For the purposes of this Part, a substance is used as a “drug-cutting agent” if it is added to a controlled drug in connection with the unlawful supply or exportation of the drug.
2
In this Part—
“controlled drug” has the same meaning as in the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (see section 2 of that Act);
“enactment” includes—
- a
an enactment contained in subordinate legislation within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 1978;
- b
an enactment contained in, or in an instrument made under, an Act of the Scottish Parliament;
- c
an enactment contained in, or in an instrument made under, Northern Ireland legislation;
- a
“entitled”, in relation to a substance, is to be read in accordance with subsection (3);
“police or customs officer” has the meaning given by section 52(2);
“premises” includes any place and, in particular, includes—
- a
any vehicle, vessel, aircraft or hovercraft;
- b
any offshore installation within the meaning given by section 1 of the Mineral Workings (Offshore Installations) Act 1971;
- c
any renewable energy installation within the meaning given by section 104 of the Energy Act 2004;
- d
any tent or movable structure;
- a
“search and seizure warrant” means a warrant under section 52;
“supplying” includes distributing;
“unlawful” means—
- a
in relation to a supply, unlawful under section 4 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971;
- b
in relation to an exportation, prohibited under section 3 of that Act.
- a
3
The persons “entitled” to a substance for the purposes of this Part are—
a
the person from whom it was seized;
b
(if different) any person to whom it belongs.
4
Where a retrial is ordered on a person's appeal against conviction for an offence, a reference in this Part to the determination of the appeal is a reference to the conclusion of proceedings for the offence on retrial.
5
In the application of this Part to Scotland, a reference to a magistrates' court or to a justice of the peace is to be read as a reference to a sheriff.
6
An application to a sheriff for an order under section 60, 61, 63 or 64 must be made by summary application.
7
In the application of this Part to Northern Ireland—
a
a reference to a justice of the peace in section 52 is to be read as a reference to a lay magistrate;
b
a reference to a magistrates' court or a justice of the peace in section 60, and any other reference to a magistrates' court, is to be read as a reference to a court of summary jurisdiction.