# Psychoactive Substances Act 2016, Paragraph 7


Any substance which—
(a) is ordinarily consumed as food, and
(b) does not contain a prohibited ingredient.
In this paragraph—
“enactment” includes—
(a)an enactment contained in subordinate legislation;
(b)an enactment contained in, or in an instrument made under, an Act of the Scottish Parliament;
(c)an enactment contained in, or in an instrument made under, a Measure or Act of the National Assembly for Wales;
(d)an enactment contained in, or in an instrument made under, Northern Ireland legislation;
“food” includes drink;
“prohibited ingredient”, in relation to a substance, means any psychoactive substance—
(a)which is not naturally occurring in the substance, and
(b)the use of which in or on food is not authorised by an enactment.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2016/2/schedule/1/paragraph/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/psychoactive-substances-act-2016/schedule-1/paragraph-7
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