55Prohibition of manufacture, &c., of prohibited substances

### 55 Prohibition of manufacture, &c., of prohibited substances > *\[Section 55 Subsection (1) amended by No. 43 of 1991, s. 5 and Sched. 1 \]* > > > (1)  *\[Section 55 Subsection (1) amended by No. 27 of 1984, s. 48 and Sched. 1 \]*Notwithstanding any other provision of this Part, a person (whether the holder of a licence under this Part or not) who – > > > > > > (a) imports or brings into the State a prohibited substance; > > > > > > > (b) makes, refines, prepares, sells, or supplies a prohibited substance; > > > > > > > (c) has in his possession a prohibited substance; or > > > > > > > (d) uses a prohibited substance – > > > > is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or both. > > > (2)  This section does not apply to or in relation to – > > > > > > (a) the importation or bringing into the State of a prohibited substance by or on behalf of an exempted public institution; or > > > > > > > (b) the making, refining, preparation, possession, or use of a prohibited substance in an exempted public institution – > > > > for educational, experimental, or research purposes in compliance with the conditions determined by the Minister in relation to the particular institution or in relation to exempted public institutions generally. > > > (3)  In this section, ***exempted public institution*** means a public institution that is declared by the Minister, by order, to be an exempted public institution for the purposes of this section.