{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/serious-crime-act-2007/schedule-1/paragraph-16A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/serious-crime-act-2007/schedule-1/paragraph-16A.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2007/27",
  "legislation_title": "Serious Crime Act 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/serious-crime-act-2007",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/16A",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "16A",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) An offence under any of the following provisions of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971—\n(a) section 4(2) or (3) (unlawful production or supply of controlled drugs);\n(b) section 5(3) (possession of controlled drug with intent to supply);\n(c) section 6 (restriction of cultivation of cannabis plant);\n(d) section 8 (permitting etc certain activities relating to controlled drugs);\n(e) section 20 (assisting in or inducing the commission outside the United Kingdom of an offence punishable under a corresponding law).\n(2) An offence under any of the following provisions of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 if it is committed in connection with a prohibition or restriction on importation or exportation which has effect by virtue of section 3 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971—\n(a) section 50(2) or (3) (improper importation of goods);\n(b) section 68(2) (exportation of prohibited or restricted goods);\n(c) section 170 (fraudulent evasion of duty etc ).\n(3) An offence under either of the following provisions of the Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Act 1990—\n(a) section 12 (manufacture or supply of a substance for the time being specified in Schedule 2 to that Act);\n(b) section 19 (using a ship for illicit traffic in controlled drugs).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 1 Pt. 1A inserted (1.3.2016) by Serious Crime Act 2015 (c. 9), s. 88(1), Sch. 1 para. 31; S.I. 2016/148, reg. 3(f)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/27/schedule/1/paragraph/16A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:12:31.404406+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."
}