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Drugs Misuse Act 1986
sec.10BPossession of a prohibited combination of items
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### sec.10B Possession of a prohibited combination of items
A person who unlawfully possesses a prohibited combination of items commits a crime.
Maximum penalty—25 years imprisonment.
To remove any doubt, it is declared that a person who unlawfully possesses a prohibited combination of items commits an offence against subsection (1) even if the items are separate or at different places.
A combination of chemical A, chemical B and chemical C is a prohibited combination of items. John Smith unlawfully possesses chemical A, chemical B and chemical C. John Smith commits a crime under subsection (1) even though chemical A is in his garage, chemical B is in his storage shed and chemical C is in his utility room.
In this section—
prohibited combination of items means a combination of items that is prescribed under the Drugs Misuse Regulation 1987 , schedule 8C .
s 10B ins 2006 No. 8 s 61
(sec.10B-ssec.1) A person who unlawfully possesses a prohibited combination of items commits a crime. Maximum penalty—25 years imprisonment.
(sec.10B-ssec.2) To remove any doubt, it is declared that a person who unlawfully possesses a prohibited combination of items commits an offence against subsection (1) even if the items are separate or at different places. A combination of chemical A, chemical B and chemical C is a prohibited combination of items. John Smith unlawfully possesses chemical A, chemical B and chemical C. John Smith commits a crime under subsection (1) even though chemical A is in his garage, chemical B is in his storage shed and chemical C is in his utility room.
(sec.10B-ssec.3) In this section— prohibited combination of items means a combination of items that is prescribed under the Drugs Misuse Regulation 1987 , schedule 8C .