Paragraph 1

The Drugs (Prevention of Misuse) Ordinance 1988^f1 shall be amended as follows.

In section 17(1) after the word “Ordinance” there shall be inserted—

“or under section 12 or 13 of the Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Act 1990 (UK)”.

In section 23 (offences by bodies corporate) after the words “an offence under this Ordinance” there shall be inserted the words “or Part II of the Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Act 1990 (UK)”.

In section 25 (power to search and obtain evidence) after subsection (3) there shall be inserted—

“(3A)

The powers conferred by subsection (1) above shall be exercisable also for the purposes of the execution of Part II of the Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Act 1990 (UK) and subsection (3) above (excluding paragraph (a)) shall apply also to offences under section 12 or 13 of that Act, taking references in those provisions to controlled drugs as references to scheduled substances within the meaning of that Part.”.