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Misuse of Drugs Act 1990
11NNotice of drug premises order to be given within 7 days
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11N Notice of drug premises order to be given within 7 days
(1) A police officer must make all reasonable attempts to ensure that a
copy of the drug premises order is served on each owner, landlord
and tenant of the premises to which the order relates within 7 days
after the making of an order.
(2) A drug premises order is of no effect until a police officer has
served:
(a) a copy of the order; and
(b) a notice in accordance with the prescribed form,
on:
(c) each owner, landlord and tenant of the premises to which the
order relates; and
(d) if the premises are liquor licence premises – the licensee of
the premises.
(3) A notice under subsection (2)(b) is to specify that a drug premises
notice under section 11Q will be affixed to the premises within
7 days after the date on which the notice under subsection (2)(b) is
served, unless notice of an application is served under
section 11P(2) on the Commissioner by an owner, landlord or
tenant of the premises.
(4) Sections 11V and 11W, sections 88A of the Residential Tenancies
Act 1999 and section 126 of the Business Tenancies (Fair
Dealings) Act 2003 do not apply in relation to drug premises until
this section and section 11Q(1) have been complied with.