{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/crime-and-disorder-act-1998/section-91",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/crime-and-disorder-act-1998/section-91.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1998/37",
  "legislation_title": "Crime and Disorder Act 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/crime-and-disorder-act-1998",
  "path": "section/91",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "91",
  "heading": "Procedural matters relating to drug treatment and testing orders.",
  "text": "After section 234C of the 1995 Act there shall be inserted the following section—\n“ Procedural matters relating to drug treatment and testing orders.\n234D (1) Before making a drug treatment and testing order, a court shall explain to the offender in ordinary language—\n(a) the effect of the order and of the requirements proposed to be included in it;\n(b) the consequences which may follow under section 234G of this Act if he fails to comply with any of those requirements;\n(c) that the court has power under section 234E of this Act to vary or revoke the order on the application of either the offender or the supervising officer; and\n(d) that the order will be periodically reviewed at intervals provided for in the order.\n(2) Upon making a drug treatment and testing order the court shall—\n(a) give, or send by registered post or the recorded delivery service, a copy of the order to the offender;\n(b) send a copy of the order to the treatment provider;\n(c) send a copy of the order to the chief social work officer of the local authority specified in the order in accordance with section 234C(6) of this Act; and\n(d) where it is not the appropriate court, send a copy of the order (together with such documents and information relating to the case as are considered useful) to the clerk of the appropriate court.\n(3) Where a copy of a drug treatment and testing order has under subsection (2)(a) been sent by registered post or by the recorded delivery service, an acknowledgment or certificate of delivery of a letter containing a copy order issued by the Post Office shall be sufficient evidence of the delivery of the letter on the day specified in such acknowledgement or certificate.”",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 91 wholly in force; S. 91 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 121; In force at 30.9.1998 by S.I. 1998/2327, art. 2(1) (subject to savings in arts. 5-8)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/37/section/91",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:22:25.156552+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}