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Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985
11ASale, supply and display of waterpipes and ice pipes
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#### 11A Sale, supply and display of waterpipes and ice pipes
11A Sale, supply and display of waterpipes and ice pipes
> > (1) In this section—
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> > ice pipe means—
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> > > (a) a device capable of being used for the administration of a prohibited drug by means of the smoking or inhaling of the smoke or fumes resulting from the heating or burning of the drug in a crystal or powder form, or
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> > > (b) a device that is apparently intended to be such a device but that is not capable of being so used because it needs an adjustment, modification or addition,
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> > and includes a device known as an ice pipe or a crack pipe, but does not include a device of a class or description prescribed by the regulations as not being an ice pipe for the purposes of this section.
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> > shop includes—
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> > > (a) so much of a building or place as is used for the sale, or supply in the course of commercial transactions, of goods, and
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> > > (b) a stall or other structure used for such sale or supply of goods at a market or elsewhere,
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> > but does not include anything prescribed by the regulations as not being a shop for the purposes of this section.
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> > waterpipe means—
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> > > (a) a device capable of being used for the administration of a prohibited drug, by means of the drawing of smoke or fumes (resulting from the heating or burning of the drug) through water or another liquid, or
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> > > (b) a device that is apparently intended to be such a device but that is not capable of being so used because it needs an adjustment, modification or addition,
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> > and includes a device known as a bong, but does not include a device of a class or description prescribed by the regulations as not being a waterpipe for the purposes of this section.
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> > (2) A person who—
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> > > (a) sells a waterpipe or an ice pipe, or
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> > > (b) supplies a waterpipe or an ice pipe in the course of or in connection with a commercial transaction,
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> > is guilty of an offence.
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> > (3) A person who displays a waterpipe or an ice pipe—
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> > > (a) in a shop, or
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> > > (b) near but in connection with a shop,
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> > is guilty of an offence, unless the person satisfies the court that the display was not for a commercial purpose.
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> > (4) For the purposes of this section, it is immaterial that the waterpipe or ice pipe was used or intended to be used for a purpose other than the administration of a prohibited drug.
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> **s 11A:** Ins 1987 No 156, sec 3. Am 2006 No 39, Sch 1 \[1\]–\[3\].