117Authority to possess narcotic plant

117 Authority to possess narcotic plant

(1) A person listed in Column 1 of the following Table who is an employee of, or engaged by, the holder of an authority under regulation 116 to cultivate the narcotic plant Papaver somniferum L., is authorised to possess that narcotic plant in the circumstances and to the extent specified in Column 2 of the Table in respect of that person.

(2) A person listed in Column 1 of the following Table who is an employee of, or engaged by, the holder of an authority under regulation 116 to cultivate the narcotic plant Cannabis L., is authorised to possess that narcotic plant in the circumstances and to the extent specified in Column 2 of the Table in respect of that person.

| Item No. | Column 1<br>Authorised person | Column 2<br>Circumstances and extent | | 1. | A person who transports a narcotic plant cultivated under an authority under regulation 116 after it has been harvested | For the purposes of transport and delivery to the person to whom the consignment of the narcotic plant is addressed | | 2. | A person who stores a narcotic plant cultivated under an authority under regulation 116 after it has been harvested | For the purposes of storing the narcotic plant after it has been harvested | | 3. | A person who processes a narcotic plant cultivated under an authority under regulation 116 after it has been harvested | For the purposes of processing the narcotic plant after it has been harvested |

(3) In this regulation—

process means treat by mechanical, chemical or other artificial means.