Section 11 Drug testingI1

(1)

The Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 is amended as follows.

(2)

In section 64 (release on licence: drug testing requirements)—

(a)

in subsection (1)(a), omit “for a trigger offence, and”,

F1(b)

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(c)

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(d)

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(e)

in subsection (3), after “specified Class A drug” insert “ or specified Class B drug ”.

(3)

In section 70(1) (interpretation)—

(a)

for “ “Class A drug” has” substitute “ “Class A drug” and “Class B drug” have”, and

(b)

in the definition of “ “specified””, after “Class A drug” insert “ or Class B drug ”.

Annotations

F1: S. 11(2)(b)-(d) omitted (1.10.2026) by virtue of Sentencing Act 2026 (c. 2), ss. 27(8), 49(1) (with s. 27(9)); S.I. 2026/772, reg. 3(i) (as amended by S.I. 2026/948, reg. 2)