Controlled Drugs (Penalties) Act 1985
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Long title | An Act to increase the penalties for certain offences relating to controlled drugs within the meaning of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. |
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Citation | 1985 c 39 |
Territorial extent | England and Wales; Northern Ireland |
Dates | |
Royal assent | 16 July 1985 |
Commencement | 16 September 1985 |
Status: Amended | |
Text of statute as originally enacted | |
Revised text of statute as amended |
The Controlled Drugs (Penalties) Act 1985 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It amended the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and the to increase the maximum penalty for importing, producing or supplying Class A drugs, or possessing them with intent to supply, from 14 years to life imprisonment.
Categories:
- United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1971
- Drug control law in the United Kingdom
- English criminal law
- Misuse of Drugs Act 1971