Psychoactive Substances Act 2016
Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 (2016 c. 2)
- Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 (2016 c. 2)
- Introductory
- 1 Overview
- Psychoactive substances
- 2 Meaning of “psychoactive substance” etc
- 3 Exempted substances
- Offences
- 4 Producing a psychoactive substance
- 5 Supplying, or offering to supply, a psychoactive substance
- 6 Aggravation of offence under section 5
- 7 Possession of psychoactive substance with intent to supply
- 8 Importing or exporting a psychoactive substance
- 9 Possession of a psychoactive substance in a custodial institution
- 10 Penalties
- 11 Exceptions to offences
- Powers for dealing with prohibited activities
- 12 Meaning of “prohibited activity”
- 13 Prohibition notices
- 14 Premises notices
- 15 Prohibition notices and premises notices: supplementary
- 16 Further provision about giving notices under sections 13 to 15
- 17 Meaning of “prohibition order”
- 18 Prohibition orders on application
- 19 Prohibition orders following conviction
- 20 Premises orders
- 21 Applications for prohibition orders and premises orders
- 22 Provision that may be made by prohibition orders and premises orders
- 23 Enforcement of access prohibitions
- 24 Access prohibitions: reimbursement of costs
- 25 Access prohibitions: exemption from liability
- 26 Offence of failing to comply with a prohibition order or premises order
- 27 Offence of failing to comply with an access prohibition, etc
- 28 Variation and discharge on application
- 29 Variation following conviction
- 30 Appeals against making of prohibition orders and premises orders
- Orders made under section 18 or 20
- Orders made under section 19
- 31 Appeals about variation and discharge
- Decisions under section 28
- Decisions under section 29
- 32 Nature of proceedings under sections 19 and 29, etc
- 33 Special measures for witnesses: England and Wales
- 34 Special measures for witnesses: Northern Ireland
- 35 Transfer of proceedings from youth court
- Powers of entry, search and seizure
- 36 Power to stop and search persons
- 37 Power to enter and search vehicles
- 38 Power to board and search vessels or aircraft
- 39 Power to enter and search premises
- 40 Further provision about search warrants
- 41 Powers of examination, etc
- 42 Power to require production of documents, etc
- 43 Powers of seizure, etc
- 44 Excluded items
- 45 Further provision about seizure under section 43
- 46 Notices and records in relation to seized items
- 47 Powers of entry, search and seizure: supplementary provision
- 48 Offences in relation to enforcement officers
- Retention and disposal of items
- 49 Retention of seized items
- 50 Power of police, etc to dispose of seized psychoactive substances
- 51 Forfeiture of seized items by court on application
- 52 Appeal against decision under section 51
- 53 Return of item to person entitled to it, or disposal if return impracticable
- 54 Forfeiture by court following conviction
- Supplementary and final provisions
- 55 Application of Customs and Excise Management Act 1979
- 56 Offences by directors, partners, etc
- 57 Providers of information society services
- 58 Review
- 59 Interpretation
- 60 Consequential amendments
- 61 Power to make further consequential amendments
- 62 Extent
- 63 Commencement and short title
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 EXEMPTED SUBSTANCES
- Controlled drugs
- Medicinal products
- Alcohol
- Nicotine and tobacco products
- Caffeine
- Food
- SCHEDULE 2 EXEMPTED ACTIVITIES
- Healthcare-related activities
- Research
- SCHEDULE 3 SEARCH WARRANTS: ENGLAND AND WALES AND NORTHERN IRELAND
- PART 1 APPLICATION OF THIS SCHEDULE
- PART 2 SEARCH WARRANTS: APPLICATIONS AND SAFEGUARDS
- Applications for warrants
- Safeguards in connection with power of entry conferred by warrant
- PART 3 EXECUTION OF SEARCH WARRANTS
- Warrant to be executed within one month
- All-premises warrants
- Search of premises more than once
- Time of search
- Evidence of authority etc
- Extent of search
- Securing premises after entry
- Return and retention of warrant
- SCHEDULE 4 PROVIDERS OF INFORMATION SOCIETY SERVICES
- PART 1 OFFERING TO SUPPLY A PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCE
- Domestic service providers: extension of liability
- Non-UK service providers: restriction on institution of proceedings
- Exceptions for mere conduits
- Exception for caching
- Exception for hosting
- PART 2 PROHIBITION NOTICES AND PROHIBITION ORDERS
- Domestic service providers: extension of liability
- Non-UK service providers: restriction on including terms in prohibition notice or order
- Protections for service providers of intermediary services
- PART 3 INTERPRETATION
- SCHEDULE 5 CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
- Intoxicating Substances (Supply) Act 1985
- Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
- Police Reform Act 2002
- Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2003
- Licensing Act 2003
- Gambling Act 2005
- Armed Forces Act 2006
- Serious Crime Act 2007
- Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008
- Policing and Crime Act 2009
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