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Drugs Misuse Act 1986
sec.148Existing application for category 1 or category 2 researcher licence
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### sec.148 Existing application for category 1 or category 2 researcher licence
This section applies if an application for a category 1 or a category 2 researcher licence was made, but not decided, before the commencement.
This Act, as in force immediately before the commencement, continues to apply in relation to the application.
Despite subsection (2), if the chief executive decides to grant the licence—
the licence granted is a researcher licence; and
if the application was for a category 2 researcher licence—the licence is subject to a condition prohibiting the licensee from dealing with class A research cannabis plants and seed under the licence.
s 148 ins 2018 No. 5 s 130
(sec.148-ssec.1) This section applies if an application for a category 1 or a category 2 researcher licence was made, but not decided, before the commencement.
(sec.148-ssec.2) This Act, as in force immediately before the commencement, continues to apply in relation to the application.
(sec.148-ssec.3) Despite subsection (2), if the chief executive decides to grant the licence— the licence granted is a researcher licence; and if the application was for a category 2 researcher licence—the licence is subject to a condition prohibiting the licensee from dealing with class A research cannabis plants and seed under the licence.
- (a) the licence granted is a researcher licence; and
- (b) if the application was for a category 2 researcher licence—the licence is subject to a condition prohibiting the licensee from dealing with class A research cannabis plants and seed under the licence.