s 19G Offences involving child or young person and Part 3A product containing specified psychoactive substance
19G.—(1) Subject to subsection (4), a person of or above 21 years of age commits an offence if the person, being in possession of any Part 3A product that contains a specified psychoactive substance (called in this section a Part 3A‑SPS product) —(a) knowingly or recklessly leaves the Part 3A‑SPS product —(i) exposed in any place; or (ii) in any refrigerator, cupboard, cabinet, box, chest or any other article, that is not locked; and (b) knows that any child has, or is likely to have, access to —(i) the place where the Part 3A-SPS product is left exposed; or (ii) the refrigerator, cupboard, cabinet, box, chest or other article in which the Part 3A-SPS product is located. (2) A person of or above 21 years of age commits an offence if the person, being in possession of any Part 3A-SPS product —(a) permits a young person to use the Part 3A-SPS product to smoke, inhale or otherwise consume a specified psychoactive substance; or (b) does not take all reasonable steps to prevent a young person from using the Part 3A-SPS product to smoke, inhale or otherwise consume a specified psychoactive substance. (3) A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) or (2) shall on conviction be punished with —(a) imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years; or (b) in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, imprisonment for a term of not less than 2 years and not more than 10 years. (4) Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to a person who is in possession of any Part 3A-SPS product if the possession of the Part 3A‑SPS product is authorised under this Act.[Act 9 of 2026 wef 01/05/2026]