Article 4.
1. In Schedule 4 to the [1971 c. 38] Misuse of Drugs Act 1971—N.I.
(a)in the entries showing the punishment that may be imposed on persons summarily convicted of offences mentioned in paragraph 2(b) of this Schedule, for “6 months or £200, or both” there shall be substituted “ 3 months or £500, or both ”; and
(b)in the entry relating to section 5(2)—
(i)for “6 months or £400, or both” (being the maximum punishment on summary conviction of an offence under that section where a Class B drug was involved) there shall be substituted “ 3 months or £500, or both ”; and
(ii)for “6 months or £200, or both” (being the maximum punishment on summary conviction of such an offence where a Class C drug was involved) there shall be substituted “ 3 months or £200, or both ”; and
(c)in the entries showing the punishment that may be imposed on persons summarily convicted of offences for “12 months” there shall be substituted “ 6 months ”.
2. The offences in that Act of 1971 to which (as provided in[F1 Article 4(9)]) Article 4(1) does not apply are—N.I.
(a)offences under section 5(2) (having possession of a controlled drug) where the controlled drug in relation to which the offence was committed was a Class B or Class C drug;
(b)offences under the following provisions, where the controlled drug in relation to which the offence was committed was a Class C drug, namely—
(i)section 4(2) (production, or being concerned in the production, of a controlled drug);
(ii)section 4(3) (supplying or offering a controlled drug or being concerned in the doing of either activity by another);
(iii)section 5(3) (having possession of a controlled drug with intent to supply it to another);
(iv)section 8 (being the occupier, or concerned in the management, of premises and permitting or suffering certain activities to take place there);
(v)section 12(6) (contravention of direction prohibiting practitioner etc. from possessing, supplying etc. controlled drugs); or
(vi)section 13(3) (contravention of direction prohibiting practitioner etc. from prescribing, supplying etc. controlled drugs).
3. In this Schedule “controlled drug”, “Class B drug” and “Class C drug” have the same meaning as in that Act of 1971.N.I.