Updated to 23 October 2025
(Act No. 10 of 2025 and S.I. No. 506 of 2025)
Contents
Commencement
| Section |
Commencement/Effective Date
Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
|
Commencement Information |
|
S. 1 |
4 May 2017 |
Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 172 of 2017), art. 2(a) |
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S. 2 |
4 May 2017 |
Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 172 of 2017), art. 2(b) |
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S. 3 |
4 May 2017 |
Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 172 of 2017), art. 2(c) |
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Ss. 4, 5 |
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Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 8(3) |
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S. 6 |
4 May 2017 |
Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 172 of 2017), art. 2(d) |
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S. 7(a), (b) |
|
Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 8(3) |
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S. 7(c)-(e) |
4 May 2017 |
Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 172 of 2017), art. 2(e) |
|
S. 7(f) |
22 November 2017 |
Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Act 2016 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 521 of 2017), art. 2 |
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S. 8 |
4 May 2017 |
Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 172 of 2017), art. 2(f) |
Amendments and other effects
| How Affected |
Affecting Provision |
Affecting Provision Commencement/Effective Date
Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
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Commencement Source |
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References to "Regulations of 1988"
(S.I. No. 328 of 1998) construed |
S.I. No. 173 of 2017, reg. 29 |
4 May 2017 |
S.I. No. 173 of 2017, reg. 1(2) |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
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None |
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