Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985
39AApplication of Part
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39A Application of Part
39A Application of Part
(1) This Part applies to a substance that a member of the NSW Police Force knows or suspects to be any of the following and that is in the custody of a member of the NSW Police Force (whether because it has been seized or for any other reason)—
(a) a prohibited plant,
(b) a prohibited drug,
(c) a Schedule 9 substance,
(d) a psychoactive substance.
(2) For the purposes of this section, a substance is taken to be in the custody of a member of the NSW Police Force if it is in the custody of an analyst for the purposes of this Part or is being transported for any such purpose.
s 39A: Ins 1986 No 47, Sch 1 (2). Subst 2006 No 39, Sch 1 [17]; 2006 No 107, Sch 1.15 [7]; 2016 No 6, Sch 1 [3].