Misuse of Drugs Act · 2013 Revised Edition · Part II · Offences Involving Controlled Drugs
8A. Manufacture, supply, possession, import or export of equipment, materials or substances useful for manufacture of controlled drugs
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Any person who —
manufactures any controlled equipment, controlled material or controlled substance;
supplies any controlled equipment, controlled material or controlled substance to another person;
has in his possession any controlled equipment, controlled material or controlled substance; or
imports or exports any controlled equipment, controlled material or controlled substance, knowing or having reason to believe that the controlled equipment, controlled material or controlled substance is to be used in or for the manufacture of a controlled drug in contravention of section 4 shall be guilty of an offence.
It shall not be a defence to a person who contravenes subsection (1)(d) in respect of any controlled equipment, controlled material or controlled substance to show that the equipment, material or substance is the subject of a licence, permit or any other form of authorisation issued or granted under regulations made under section 8B.
controlled equipment
“controlled equipment”, “controlled material” and “controlled substance” means respectively any equipment, material or substance specified in the Third Schedule;
Regulations on controlled substances. [S 59/2007]
Terms defined in s 2
controlled drug
Defined · s 2“controlled drug” means any substance or product which is for the time being specified in Part I, II or III of the First Schedule to this Act or anything that contains any such substance or product;
controlled equipment
Defined · s 2“controlled equipment”, “controlled material” and “controlled substance” means respectively any equipment, material or substance specified in the Third Schedule;
controlled material
Defined · s 2“controlled equipment”, “controlled material” and “controlled substance” means respectively any equipment, material or substance specified in the Third Schedule;
controlled substance
Defined · s 2“controlled equipment”, “controlled material” and “controlled substance” means respectively any equipment, material or substance specified in the Third Schedule;
manufacture
Defined · s 2“manufacture”, in relation to — (a) a controlled drug, includes any process of producing the drug and the refining or transformation of one drug into another; or (b) a controlled substance, includes any process of producing the substance and the refining or transformation of one substance into another;
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