sec.140Unauthorised administration of voluntary assisted dying substance

### sec.140 Unauthorised administration of voluntary assisted dying substance A person must not administer a voluntary assisted dying substance to another person unless the person is authorised to do so under section 53 (6) . Maximum penalty—14 years imprisonment. A person does not commit an offence against subsection (1) if the person administers a medicine to another person under the Medicines and Poisons Act 2019 . An offence against subsection (1) is a crime. In this section— medicine see the Medicines and Poisons Act 2019 , section 11 . (sec.140-ssec.1) A person must not administer a voluntary assisted dying substance to another person unless the person is authorised to do so under section 53 (6) . Maximum penalty—14 years imprisonment. (sec.140-ssec.2) A person does not commit an offence against subsection (1) if the person administers a medicine to another person under the Medicines and Poisons Act 2019 . (sec.140-ssec.3) An offence against subsection (1) is a crime. (sec.140-ssec.4) In this section— medicine see the Medicines and Poisons Act 2019 , section 11 .