sec.9APossessing relevant substances or things

### sec.9A Possessing relevant substances or things A person who unlawfully possesses a relevant substance or thing commits a crime. Maximum penalty—15 years imprisonment. It is a defence to a charge of an offence against subsection (1) for a person to prove that the person has a reasonable excuse for possessing the relevant substance or thing. In this section— relevant substance or thing means— a substance that is, or contains, a controlled substance and the gross weight of the relevant substance is of, or exceeds, the gross weight specified in the Drugs Misuse Regulation 1987 , schedule 8A in respect of the relevant substance; or substances that together are, or contain, a controlled substance and the total gross weight of the relevant substances is of, or exceeds, the total of the gross weights specified in the Drugs Misuse Regulation 1987 , schedule 8A in respect of the relevant substances; or a thing specified in the Drugs Misuse Regulation 1987 , schedule 8B . s 9A ins 2006 No. 8 s 60 amd 2013 No. 14 s 41 (sec.9A-ssec.1) A person who unlawfully possesses a relevant substance or thing commits a crime. Maximum penalty—15 years imprisonment. (sec.9A-ssec.1A) It is a defence to a charge of an offence against subsection (1) for a person to prove that the person has a reasonable excuse for possessing the relevant substance or thing. (sec.9A-ssec.2) In this section— relevant substance or thing means— a substance that is, or contains, a controlled substance and the gross weight of the relevant substance is of, or exceeds, the gross weight specified in the Drugs Misuse Regulation 1987 , schedule 8A in respect of the relevant substance; or substances that together are, or contain, a controlled substance and the total gross weight of the relevant substances is of, or exceeds, the total of the gross weights specified in the Drugs Misuse Regulation 1987 , schedule 8A in respect of the relevant substances; or a thing specified in the Drugs Misuse Regulation 1987 , schedule 8B . - (a) a substance that is, or contains, a controlled substance and the gross weight of the relevant substance is of, or exceeds, the gross weight specified in the Drugs Misuse Regulation 1987 , schedule 8A in respect of the relevant substance; or - (b) substances that together are, or contain, a controlled substance and the total gross weight of the relevant substances is of, or exceeds, the total of the gross weights specified in the Drugs Misuse Regulation 1987 , schedule 8A in respect of the relevant substances; or - (c) a thing specified in the Drugs Misuse Regulation 1987 , schedule 8B .