{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/poisons-act-1972/section-9A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/poisons-act-1972/section-9A.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1972/66",
  "legislation_title": "Poisons Act 1972",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/poisons-act-1972",
  "path": "section/9A",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "9A",
  "heading": "Application of PACE powers",
  "text": "As regards England and Wales, sections 8, 17 and 18 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (powers of entry and search) apply in relation to an offence under section 3A(3) or (4), 3B(3), 3C(8) or 7(4) of this Act as in relation to an indictable offence.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 9A inserted (26.3.2015 for specified purposes, 20.4.2015 for specified purposes, 26.5.2015 in force in so far as not already in force) by Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), s. 115(2)(e), Sch. 21 para. 12; S.I. 2015/994, art. 5; S.I. 2015/994, art. 6(p)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1972/66/section/9A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:48:30.792921+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}