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Misuse of Drugs Act 2001
3AMeaning of "trafficable quantity" and determining "aggregated trafficable quantity"
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### 3A Meaning of "trafficable quantity" and determining "aggregated trafficable quantity"
> [*\[Section 3A Inserted by No. 77 of 2005, s. 5, Applied:15 Dec 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-12-15/act-2005-077#GS5@EN)
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> > (1) In this Act –
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> > > ***trafficable quantity***, of a controlled substance, means –
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> > > > > (a) in the case of a controlled drug that is not mixed with or contained in any other substance, a quantity of the controlled drug that is not less than the quantity specified in column 3 of the table in [Part 2](#JS1@HS2@EN) of [Schedule 1](#JS1@EN) in relation to the controlled drug; and
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> > > > > (b) in the case of a controlled drug that is mixed with or contained in another substance where the combined quantity of the substances is not less than the quantity specified in column 3 of the table in [Part 2](#JS1@HS2@EN) of [Schedule 1](#JS1@EN) in relation to the controlled drug, any quantity; and
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> > > > > (c) in the case of a controlled plant, a quantity of the controlled plant that is not less than the quantity specified in column 3 of the table in [Part 3](#JS1@HS3@EN) of [Schedule 1](#JS1@EN) in relation to the controlled plant; and
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> > > > > (d) in the case of a controlled precursor, a quantity of the controlled precursor that is not less than the quantity specified in column 3 of the table in [Part 4](#JS1@HS4@EN) of [Schedule 1](#JS1@EN) in relation to the controlled precursor; and
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> > > > > (e) in the case of 2 or more controlled substances together, an aggregated trafficable quantity of the controlled substances.
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> > (2) To determine, for the purpose of this Act, whether a quantity of 2 or more controlled substances together constitutes an aggregated trafficable quantity –
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> > > > (a) the quantity of each of the controlled substances is to be calculated as a fraction of the trafficable quantity of that controlled substance; and
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> > > > (b) the fractions calculated under [paragraph (a)](#GS3A@Gs2@Hpa@EN) are to be added together; and
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> > > > (c) the quantity is to be taken to constitute an aggregated trafficable quantity if the total of those fractions so added together is equal to or greater than the number "1".