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Drugs Misuse Act 1986
sec.9DTrafficking in relevant substances or things
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### sec.9D Trafficking in relevant substances or things
A person who carries on the business of unlawfully trafficking in a relevant substance or thing as defined under section 9A (2) , for use in connection with the commission of a crime under section 8 , commits a crime.
Maximum penalty—20 years imprisonment.
The Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 , section 161Q states a circumstance of aggravation for an offence against this section.
An indictment charging an offence against this section with the circumstance of aggravation stated in the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 , section 161Q may not be presented without the consent of a Crown Law Officer.
s 9D ins 2013 No. 14 s 42
amd 2016 No. 62 s 170
(sec.9D-ssec.1) A person who carries on the business of unlawfully trafficking in a relevant substance or thing as defined under section 9A (2) , for use in connection with the commission of a crime under section 8 , commits a crime. Maximum penalty—20 years imprisonment.
(sec.9D-ssec.2) The Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 , section 161Q states a circumstance of aggravation for an offence against this section.
(sec.9D-ssec.3) An indictment charging an offence against this section with the circumstance of aggravation stated in the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 , section 161Q may not be presented without the consent of a Crown Law Officer.