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Serious Crime Act 2015 s 65

Serious Crime Act 2015 s 65

s 65 Interpretation etc

(1) For the purposes of this Part, a substance is used as a “drug-cutting agent” if it is added to a controlled drug in connection with the unlawful supply or exportation of the drug. (2) In this Part— “ controlled drug ” has the same meaning as in the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (see section 2 of that Act); “ enactment ” includes— an enactment contained in subordinate legislation within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 1978; an enactment contained in, or in an instrument made under, an Act of the Scottish Parliament; an enactment contained in, or in an instrument made under, Northern Ireland legislation; “ entitled ”, in relation to a substance, is to be read in accordance with subsection (3); “ police or customs officer ” has the meaning given by section 52(2); “ premises ” includes any place and, in particular, includes— any vehicle, vessel, aircraft or hovercraft; any offshore installation within the meaning given by section 1 of the Mineral Workings (Offshore Installations) Act 1971; any renewable energy installation within the meaning given by section 104 of the Energy Act 2004; any tent or movable structure; “ search and seizure warrant ” means a warrant under section 52; “ supplying ” includes distributing; “ unlawful ” means— in relation to a supply, unlawful under section 4 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971; in relation to an exportation, prohibited under section 3 of that Act. (3) The persons “entitled” to a substance for the purposes of this Part are— (a) the person from whom it was seized; (b) (if different) any person to whom it belongs. (4) Where a retrial is ordered on a person's appeal against conviction for an offence, a reference in this Part to the determination of the appeal is a reference to the conclusion of proceedings for the offence on retrial. (5) In the application of this Part to Scotland, a reference to a magistrates' court or to a justice of the peace is to be read as a reference to a sheriff. (6) An application to a sheriff for an order under section 60, 61, 63 or 64 must be made by summary application. (7) In the application of this Part to Northern Ireland— (a) a reference to a justice of the peace in section 52 is to be read as a reference to a lay magistrate; (b) a reference to a magistrates' court or a justice of the peace in section 60, and any other reference to a magistrates' court, is to be read as a reference to a court of summary jurisdiction.

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