Paragraph 1
United Kingdom
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 F1, Class B drug or a temporary class 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
F2the prescribed sum£20,000 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;F3(b)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 F4 or a temporary class drug, to a penalty of any amount, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 14 years, or to both.”.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in Sch. 1 para. 1 substituted (15.11.2011) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 17 para. 21(a)(i); S.I. 2011/2515, art. 3(g)
- F2
Words in Sch. 1 para. 1 substituted (E.W.) (12.3.2015) by The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Fines on Summary Conviction) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/664), reg. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 1(23) (with reg. 5(1))
- F3
Sch. 1 para. 1: paragraph set out as para. (b) of ss. 50(4), 68(3) and 170(3) substituted by Controlled Drugs (Penalties) Act 1985 (c. 39, SIF 84), ss. 1(2), 2(2)
- F4
Words in Sch. 1 para. 1(b)(ii) inserted (15.11.2011) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 17 para. 21(a)(ii); S.I. 2011/2515, art. 3(g)