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The Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (Amendment) Order 2009

S.I. 2009/110 · Made 27 January 2009

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Criminal Law, England And Wales

Police, England And Wales

Made 27th January 2009

Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)

The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1(2) of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001f1.

A draft of this Order has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2001 c.16

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of section 1(1) of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (Amendment) Order 2009.

(2)

This Order shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

2Amendment of section 1(1) of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001

In the Table in section 1(1) of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001f1, after the entry relating to section 1(1) of the Criminal Damage Act 1971f2 insert—

“

Section 5(2) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971f3 so far as relating to the following-

  1. (a)

    cannabinol,

  2. (b)

    cannabinol derivatives (within the meaning of Part 4 of Schedule 2 to that Act),

  3. (c)

    cannabis or cannabis resin (within the meaning of that Act),

  4. (d)

    any stereoisomeric form of a substance specified in any of paragraphs (a) to (c),

  5. (e)

    any ester or ether of a substance specified in paragraph (a) or (b),

  6. (f)

    any salt of a substance specified in paragraphs (a) to (e),

  7. (g)

    any preparation or other product containing a substance or product specified in any of paragraphs (a) to (f), not being a preparation falling within paragraph 6 of Part 1 of Schedule 2 to that Act.

Possession of cannabis etc

”

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State

Maria Eagle

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Ministry of Justice

27th January 2009

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Table in section 1(1) of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (c.16) to add possession of cannabis etc as a further offence in respect of which a penalty notice may be given.