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Psychoactive Substances Act 2016

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The following table sets out the dates and Hansard references for each stage of the Act's passage through Parliament.

Stage	Date	Hansard Reference
House of Lords
Introduction	28 May 2015	Vol. 762 Col. 29
Second Reading	9 June 2015	Vol. 762 Col. 734 to 786
Public Bill Committee	23 June 2015	Vol. 762 Col. 1477 to 1537, 1552 to 1589, 1937 to 2001 and 2016 to 2052
Report	14 July 2015	Vol. 764 Col. 463 to 520 and 536 to 566
Third Reading	20 July 2015	Vol. 764 Col. 903 to 904
House of Commons
Introduction	21 July 2015	Votes and Proceedings
Second Reading	19 October 2015	Vol. 600 Col. 731 to 783
Public Bill Committee	27 October 2015	Vol. 601 Col. 1 to 98
Report and Third Reading	20 January 2016	Vol. 604 Col. 1437 to 1507
Lords Consideration of Commons Amendments	26 January 2016	Vol. 768 Col. 1156 to 1174
Royal Assent	28 January 2016	House of Commons Vol. 605 Col. 736
Royal Assent	28 January 2016	House of Lords Vol. 768 Col. 1399