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Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985
39JDestruction of drug where less than traffickable quantity
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#### 39J Destruction of drug where less than traffickable quantity
39J Destruction of drug where less than traffickable quantity
> > (1) A qualified police officer may order in writing that a prohibited drug, or suspected prohibited drug, is to be destroyed if the amount of the drug is less than the traffickable quantity in relation to the drug.
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> > (2) The substance must not be destroyed earlier than 28 days after the end of any proceedings for an offence relating to the substance (including the end of any appeal proceedings or, if no appeal is made, the end of the period within which an appeal may be made).
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> **ss 39J–39L:** Ins 1986 No 47, Sch 1 (2). Am 2006 No 107, Sch 1.15 \[8\]. Subst 2016 No 6, Sch 1 \[3\].