SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1 Controlled Drugs: Variation of Punishments for Certain Offences under this Act
1
Section 50(4), 68(3) and 170(3) of this Act shall have effect in a case where the goods in respect of which the offence referred to in that subsection was committed were a Class A drug or a Class B drug as if for the words from shall be liable onwards there were substituted the following words, that is to say—
shall be liable—
a
on summary conviction, to a penalty of the prescribed sum or of three times the value of the goods, whichever is the greater, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or to both;
F1b
on conviction on indictment—
i
where the goods were a Class A drug, to a penalty of any amount, or to imprisonment for life, or to both; and
ii
where they were a Class B drug, to a penalty of any amount, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 14 years, or to both.
2
Section 50(4), 68(3) and 170(3) of this Act shall have effect in a case where the goods in respect of which the offence referred to in that subsection was committed were a Class C drug as if for the words from shall be liable onwards there were substituted the following words, that is to say—
shall be liable—
a
on summary conviction F2, to a penalty of three times the value of the goods or £500, whichever is the greater, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months, or to both;
b
F3c
on conviction on indictment, to a penalty of any amount, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years, or to both.
3
In this Schedule Class A drug, Class B drug and Class C drug have the same meanings as in the M1Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.