Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Table in Part 2 of the Schedule to the Penalties for Disorderly Behaviour (Amount of Penalty) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/1837). It provides that the offence of possession of khat under section 5(2) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 attracts a penalty of £60.
No impact assessment has been produced in relation to this Order as no impact on business or the private or voluntary sector is foreseen.