VICIn ForceAct
Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981
21Duration of a licence, permit or warrant
Start here
Get a plain-English read of 21
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981.
21 Duration of a licence, permit or warrant
(1) A permit or a licence lasts 12 months from its date of issue.
(2) Despite subsection (1), a licence or permit may be issued for a shorter period to enable that licence or permit and other licences or permits held by that person to expire simultaneously.
(3) A warrant lasts until it is cancelled or suspended.
New s. 22 inserted by No. 12/1994 s. 9.